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Best practices for creating architectural renderings with MyArchitectAI

This quick guide will equip you with everything you need to get the most out of MyArchitectAI.

  • Image upload
  • Quick mode
  • Advanced mode

But before we get to advanced settings, make sure to get the basics right.

Image upload

MyArchitectAI currently accepts .jpg, .jpeg, and .png file formats.

You can upload any interior or exterior design 3D model or sketch. Floorplans are not supported though (yet).

To ensure the best results, you should remove any objects or shapes that you don’t want to see in your rendering. This is because our AI engine detects lines and shapes so e.g. dimension lines could be interpreted as lamp posts.

Similarly, AI (in general) is not good at interpreting letters and inscriptions, so we don’t recommend using models containing them.

Once your input image is ready, upload it in the app, and let’s start creating.

There are 2 modes in MyArchitectAI: quick and advanced.

Quick mode

Quick mode lets you render your image based on predefined options and styles using simple dropdowns.

It’s a good starting point as you give our AI engine room for creativity.

If you want to have more control over the output though, the advanced mode is the right choice for you.

Here’s how to make the most of it.

Advanced mode

This mode gives you greater control over the rendering thanks to being able to use a custom prompt.

If you're not familiar with this concept, prompting is a method of communicating with AI models by providing specific instructions on what you want (and don’t want) to see in the output using natural language.

While prompting is a skill in itself, there are some key guidelines and best practices you should always follow.

To give you an idea of what good and bad prompts look like, let’s have a look at a couple of examples of both.

✅ Good prompt example: “unfenced contemporary detached home, gray facade, steel window shutters, round shrubs around the building, plain concrete driveway, countryside background, clear sky”
✅ Good prompt example: “mediterranean kitchen, marble countertop, black chairs, dark clay tile floor, natural lighting, garden view from the balcony door”
❌ Bad prompt example: “turn this sketchup model into a rendering”
❌ Bad prompt example: “modern design”

As you can see, a good prompt follows a structure: {subject}, {scene details}, {setting} where the different components are separated by commas.

What's important, the order of components matters - those that are at the front of the prompt have more impact on the rendering than those further back.

Here are some of the most impactful elements you can include in your prompts:

  • The type of scene e.g. residential home, or kitchen (we recommend always including this)
  • Style
  • Materials
  • Colors (our AI model ignores colors in your input image as it focuses on lines and shapes)
  • Lighting
  • Landscape/background/setting
  • Time of day
  • Furniture/product brands
  • Architect’s name (if you want MyArchitectAI to draw inspiration from their work)


Including more keywords in your prompt won’t necessarily produce better results though.

We recommend starting with one broad keyword describing the scene and style, e.g. "modern residential home".

Then, check how the app interprets different elements of the scene, and iterate from that by adding more specific keywords about different objects, e.g. "modern residential home, beige facade, sunrise".

Our AI engine was trained on tens of thousands of high-quality architectural designs so it’s smart enough to pick the right styles, colors, and materials.

It's worth generating a couple of renders for each of your prompt variations as MyArchitectAI will create different results each time. That’s why MyArchitectAI is so useful in the ideation phase of the project.

If there are any unwanted elements or materials, you can exclude them by adding them to the negative prompt. We recommend always using the default negative prompt, and adding the extra keywords on top of that.

Some examples:

✅ Good negative prompt example: “trees, plants, birds”
✅ Good negative prompt example: “carpet, dishes”
❌ Bad negative prompt example: “remove windows”
❌ Bad negative prompt example: “move sofa to the right”

A couple of extra things to keep in mind:

  • Don't use negations in your prompt e.g. "no lights" or "not lit up". Instead, add the word "lights" to the negative prompt if you don't want your scene to have lights.
  • Don't use phrases that are meant to edit some elements like "replace copper with concrete" or comparative clauses like "make the materials brighter". Clicking "Generate" always applies your instructions to the input image, and not to the last generated rendering.
  • The app is optimized to follow your uploaded design as closely as possible, so adding extra items in your prompt like "cars", "people", or "trees" is not going to work.
  • There's no need to add keywords such as "realistic", "4k", "architectural/interior design" and others commonly used when prompting e.g. Midjourney. MyArchitectAI "knows" that you're rendering architectural or interior design.
  • At this point, MyArchitectAI works for architectural and interior designs. Floorplans, landscape design, or furniture are not supported yet.

So experiment with different prompts and see what settings work best for your designs.

And if you have any feedback, let us know how we can make MyArchitectAI better for you.

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