Templates

Templates Guide

A template turns a source image into a finished result in a few clicks. Pick one, add the images it asks for, set one or two options and generate. Each template carries a prompt and settings tuned for one job, so you don't have to write anything.

The catalog has six categories: Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape, Real Estate, Technical and Urban Planning. The list below is generated from the app itself, so it always matches the catalog you see.

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All templates

ARKIA has 56 templates in 6 categories. A template that fits several categories is described once, under its main category, with an "Also in" note.

Architecture (26)

Exterior renders, light and weather, materials, drawings and presentation styles.

Add Vehicles: Add a realistic mix of parked cars and vans to the street.
- Images: Source image
Aquarelle: Convert a 3D view into a soft editorial watercolor for concept and competition presentations.
- Images: 3D view, Watercolor reference (optional)
Axonometric: Convert a 3D view into a clean editorial axonometric drawing for portfolios and competition boards.
- Images: 3D view
Black & White: Give a finished render the tonality of a silver-gelatin architectural print.
- Images: Photoreal render
Blueprint: Transform an elevation drawing into a heritage cyanotype blueprint sheet.
- Images: Elevation drawing
Clay Model: Present the project as a monochrome clay mass model with clean shadows, no materials.
- Images: 3D view
Collage: Compose a Dogma-style architectural collage with real texture cutouts on a flat sky plate.
- Images: 3D view, Textures (optional)
Concept Art: Convert a 3D view into atmospheric painterly concept art for pitches.
- Images: 3D view, Mood reference (optional)
Diagram: Convert a 3D view into a white volumetric massing diagram with a single accent color, for explanatory boards.
- Images: 3D view
Elevation to Render: Turn a 2D line elevation into a photoreal orthographic facade for competition boards.
- Images: Elevation drawing
- Settings: Materials (free text; optional)
Exploded Axonometric: Separate the building into floors and volumes stacked along a vertical axis for a didactic exploded view.
- Images: 3D view
Ink Wash: Convert a technical elevation into a moody sumi-ink wash with high-contrast silhouettes.
- Images: Elevation drawing
Lighting Change: Relight the same view at any time of day, from dawn and midday to golden hour, blue hour and night, without altering geometry.
- Images: 3D render
- Settings: Time of day (slider from Dawn to Deep night, 9 steps)
Line Drawing: Turn a 3D view into a clean black-ink line drawing for boards and planning files.
- Images: 3D view
Marker Sketch: Convert a 3D view into a Copic-style marker sketch for schematic design phases.
- Images: 3D view
Material Swap: Test a different facade material (concrete, charred wood, brick, stone) on your modelled facade.
- Images: Facade (3D viewport), Material swatch
Pencil Sketch: Give your 3D view a graphite-on-paper feel for early-stage client conversations.
- Images: 3D view, Sketch style reference (optional)
Photo to PBR: Turn a photo of a material into a flat, seamless diffuse texture for your 3D scenes.
- Images: Material photo
- Settings: Material to extract (free text; optional). Scale (Material detail / Large surface; default Material detail)
Photoreal: Turn a raw 3D viewport into a magazine-grade architectural photograph. Geometry stays locked.
- Images: 3D view
Populate the Scene: Add realistic characters matching the scene perspective.
- Images: Source image
- Settings: Density (Solo, Pair, Small group, Crowd)
Season Change: Adapt vegetation and mood to simulate winter (snow), autumn, and more.
- Images: Source image
- Settings: Season (Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn)
- Also in: Landscape
Sky Replacement: Replace a dull sky with a blue or dramatic one.
- Images: Project 3D view, Sky reference (optional)
Style Variants: Show the same building in another architectural language — Minimalist, Brutalist, Japandi, Industrial, and more.
- Images: 3D view
- Settings: Architectural style (Minimalist / Brutalist / Japandi / Industrial / Nordic / Wabi-sabi / Mediterranean / Tropical Modern; default Minimalist)
Under Construction: Show your project as a live building site — structure, envelope or finishing stage.
- Images: 3D view or render
- Settings: Construction stage (Structure / Envelope / Finishing; default Structure)
Vintage Archival: Give a finished render a 1960s archival magazine feel — faded Ektachrome color, film grain, period optics.
- Images: Photoreal render
Weather Conditions: Simulate rain, fog, or overcast skies.
- Images: Source image
- Settings: Weather (Rain / Fog / Overcast / Sunny; default Overcast)

Also shown in Architecture: Green Roof (see Landscape), Growth Over Time (see Landscape), Landscape Design (see Landscape), Living Facade (see Landscape).

Interior Design (10)

Staging, emptying, restyling and detailing interior photos and renders.

Declutter: Remove clutter (scattered items) while keeping main furniture.
- Images: Current photo
Detail Shot: Reshoot a detail of your scene — like a second photograph, tight on the chair, table, or bouquet, with the room softly blurred behind.
- Images: Source scene
- Settings: Detail to focus on (free text)
Empty the Room: Remove all existing furniture to get an empty room.
- Images: Room photo
Evening Ambience: Relight a daytime interior as an evening scene — dusk outside, warm lamps inside.
- Images: Interior (daytime)
- Settings: Lighting scenario (Blue hour / Night, lamps only / Candlelit dinner; default Blue hour)
Floor / Wall Swap: Change only the flooring or wall finish to match a target swatch.
- Images: Room photo, Target surface swatch
- Settings: Surface to swap (Floor / Wall; default Floor)
Recolor: Change the color of a specific element (e.g. sofa, rug).
- Images: Image
- Settings: Element to recolor (free text). Target color (free text)
Sketch to Render: Turn a freehand sketch into a photorealistic image.
- Images: Sketch
Style Transfer: Reimagine the decor of a room to match a reference style — furniture stays in place.
- Images: Room photo, Style reference
Virtual Home Staging: Virtually furnish an empty room in your chosen style — or describe your own.
- Images: Empty room, Style reference (optional, when Decor style is My Style)
- Settings: Decor style (Scandinavian / Japandi / Mid-Century / Modern / Minimalist / Industrial / Brutalist / Boho / Mediterranean / Coastal / Rustic Farmhouse / Classic / Art Deco / Wabi-Sabi / Maximalist / My Style; default Scandinavian). Describe your style (free text; when Decor style is My Style)
Window View: Replace the landscape seen through a window with a chosen view.
- Images: Interior photo, Target view reference

Landscape (7)

Gardens, planting, green roofs and facades, vegetation over time.

Garden Makeover: Redesign a real garden from a photo in the style of your choice.
- Images: Garden photo
- Settings: Garden style (Contemporary / Mediterranean / Japanese / English Cottage / Naturalistic Prairie / Dry Garden; default Contemporary)
- Also in: Real Estate
Green Roof: Turn flat roofs into a sedum mat, a wildflower meadow, a roof garden or an urban farm.
- Images: Aerial or 3D view
- Settings: Green roof type (Sedum mat / Wildflower meadow / Roof garden / Urban farm; default Wildflower meadow)
- Also in: Architecture
Growth Over Time: Show the same planting at delivery, after 5 years and after 15 years.
- Images: Render or photo
- Settings: Planting age (Day one / Year 5 / Year 15; default Year 15)
- Also in: Architecture
Landscape Design: Add or replace vegetation (mature trees, lawn, flowerbeds).
- Images: Project 3D view, Vegetation reference
- Also in: Architecture
Lawn & Planting Refresh: Green up the lawn, trim hedges and fill beds on listing photos.
- Images: Listing photo
- Settings: Refresh level (Tidy / Lush; default Lush)
- Also in: Real Estate
Living Facade: Clad a facade in climbers, a living wall or planted balconies.
- Images: Building (photo or render)
- Settings: Greening system (Planted balconies / Climbers on cables / Living wall; default Planted balconies). Coverage (Light / Medium / Full; default Medium)
- Also in: Architecture
Urban Greening: Add planters and living walls to an inner courtyard.
- Images: Inner courtyard, Vegetation reference (optional)
- Also in: Technical

Also shown in Landscape: Season Change (see Architecture).

Real Estate (5)

Listing photos, twilight shots, floor plans and renovation previews.

2D Plan to 3D Isometric: Turn a 2D site plan into a furnished 3D isometric model.
- Images: 2D plan
Photo Enhance: Auto correction: brightness, perspective, white balance. Pro-grade in one click.
- Images: Smartphone photo
Rendered Floor Plan: Turn a line floor plan into a furnished, textured top-down plan for listings.
- Images: 2D floor plan
- Settings: Furnishing style (Scandinavian / Contemporary / Warm Minimal / Classic; default Scandinavian)
Virtual Renovation: Simulate major works: open-plan kitchen, floor swap, fireplace removal...
- Images: Room to renovate, Inspiration photo (optional)
- Settings: Renovation brief (free text)
Virtual Twilight: Turn a daytime photo into a twilight "listing-ready" shot.
- Images: Daytime photo

Also shown in Real Estate: Garden Makeover (see Landscape), Lawn & Planting Refresh (see Landscape).

Technical (3)

Facade restoration, common areas and access upgrades for existing buildings.

Accessibility Upgrade: Visualize an access ramp or external elevator.
- Images: Entrance photo
- Settings: Access type (Ramp / Exterior lift; default Ramp)
Common Areas Refresh: Refresh lobbies and stairwells (paint, flooring, lighting).
- Images: Lobby photo, Inspiration photo (optional)
Facade Restoration: Simulate cleaning, painting, or facade renovation to show owners and building boards the result before the works.
- Images: Facade photo, Period reference (optional)

Also shown in Technical: Urban Greening (see Landscape).

Urban Planning (5)

Aerial views, site insertion, physical models and site plans.

CAD Plan to Render: Turn a wireframe CAD plan into a textured, landscaped site plan.
- Images: CAD plan (PDF or image)
Google Maps to Drone Photo: Turn a Google Maps capture into a realistic drone-style aerial view.
- Images: Google Maps capture
- Settings: City (free text). Country (free text). Cinematic mode (on / off)
Image to Photo Model: Give a realistic physical-model look to a 3D view or plan.
- Images: Source image
- Settings: Render style (3D Print / Competition / Commercial; default 3D Print)
Project Drone Insertion: Composite your 3D project into a real aerial photo of the site.
- Images: Aerial drone photo, Project 3D view
Site Photo Insertion: Insert your 3D project into a street-level photo of the real site.
- Images: Site photo, Project 3D view

Using a template

In Canvas

Open Templates in the prompt bar.
Search, or browse by category, and pick a template. Its form takes the place of the text field.
Add the images it asks for: drop a file, paste an image, or take one from your gallery. Images marked optional can be left empty.
Set its options (time of day, season, style, and so on).
Each template picks its own model and starts at 2K. Check the resolution and the cost shown on Generate, then click it (or press Ctrl + Enter, ⌘ + Enter on a Mac).
The result lands in your gallery, in the project and scene you have open.

In Nodes

Add a Template node: right-click the graph, or press A to open the add menu.
Pick a template in the node's browser.
Fill each image slot: connect an Image node to it, or choose an image from the slot.
Set the options, then run the node (Ctrl + Enter).

Running a template in Nodes lets you chain it with other steps, for example Empty the Room then Virtual Home Staging, then Upscale. See the Nodes guide.

Upscale a result

Every template result can be upscaled:

Templates page: in the result window, Upscale sits next to Download.
Canvas: open the result in the viewer and click Upscale.
Nodes: click Upscale on the Template node's result to add a wired Upscale node.

Pick Free 2× (on your graphics card, no credits) or Quick (faithful, about 20 s, from 2 credits, up to 4K). See Upscale.

To upscale an image of your own, use the Upscale to 4K template (Interior Design): drop the image in, check the output size and the cost, and run. It uses Quick: faithful to the original, ready in about 20 seconds, with no prompt to write.

Template settings

Each template only shows the settings it needs. The list above gives every template's options and their defaults.

Time of day

Lighting Change uses a sun slider with 9 states, from before sunrise to full night:

State	Light
Dawn	Diffuse, pale light before sunrise
Sunrise	The sun crosses the horizon, pink and orange hues
Mid-morning	Clear light rising toward the zenith
Zenith	Sun at its highest, white light, hard shadows
Early afternoon	Still bright, starting to warm up
Golden hour	Low, golden and soft
Twilight	The sun sets, the sky burns and dims
Blue hour	Between day and night, the sky turns deep blue
Deep night	Full darkness

The geometry of your image stays as it is; only the light changes.

Season

Season Change uses a season wheel: Winter, Spring, Summer or Autumn. Vegetation, ground and mood follow the season (snow in winter, warm leaves in autumn).

Crowd density

Populate the Scene uses a density slider, from a single figure to a busy square: Solo, Pair, Small group, Crowd. People are scaled to the perspective and lit by the same sun as the scene.

Weather

Weather Conditions offers Rain, Fog, Overcast and Sunny. Overcast is the default: a soft, even light that suits most facades.

Lists and free text

Many templates offer a list of choices (architectural style, decor style, construction stage, green roof type…). A few also take a short free-text field, such as the detail to focus on in Detail Shot or the brief in Virtual Renovation. Keep free text short and concrete: one element, one change.

Featured templates

Five templates are featured. They are shown first as examples when a project is empty, and they are the best place to start:

Photoreal (Architecture): turns a raw 3D viewport into a magazine-grade architectural photograph. The geometry stays locked.
Empty the Room (Interior Design): removes all the furniture from a room photo.
Virtual Home Staging (Interior Design): furnishes an empty room in the decor style of your choice (Scandinavian, Japandi, Mid-Century…), or in your own style from a reference image (My Style).
Photo Enhance (Real Estate): one-click correction of brightness, perspective and white balance for a smartphone photo.
Google Maps to Drone Photo (Urban Planning): turns a Google Maps capture into a realistic drone-style aerial view. Add the city and country to help it read the context.

Accessibility Upgrade

Accessibility Upgrade (Technical) shows how a building entrance could look with step-free access. Start from a photo of the entrance and choose the access type:

Ramp: an access ramp added to the entrance;
Exterior lift: an external lift added to the entrance.

The result is a design visualization to discuss options with a client, a board or neighbors. It is not a technical study.

Tips

For the best results

Source quality: use a sharp, well-lit image, ideally 1024 px or more on the short side.
Framing: avoid extreme wide angles; a natural eye-level or drone view works best.
The right input: each template names the image it expects (3D view, photo, elevation drawing, floor plan). Giving it that kind of image matters more than anything else.
Iterate cheaply: test at 1K, then generate the image you keep at 2K or 4K. Vary reruns the same settings with a new seed.
Fix, don't regenerate: if one area is wrong, open the image and edit only that area. See the Canvas guide.

Templates by use case

Client presentation and final renders

Photoreal, Lighting Change, Sky Replacement, Populate the Scene, Add Vehicles

Design exploration

Style Variants, Material Swap, Clay Model, Sketch to Render, Marker Sketch

Competition boards

Axonometric, Exploded Axonometric, Diagram, Collage, Aquarelle, Elevation to Render

Real estate listings

Photo Enhance, Virtual Twilight, Empty the Room, Virtual Home Staging, Lawn & Planting Refresh

Existing buildings and renovation

Facade Restoration, Common Areas Refresh, Accessibility Upgrade, Living Facade, Virtual Renovation

Urban and site views

Google Maps to Drone Photo, Project Drone Insertion, Site Photo Insertion, Image to Photo Model