> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.vizcom.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Quickstart: your first render
> Sign in, create a file, upload a sketch, render it with Modify and export the result, in about five minutes.
Upload a sketch, render it with a [Modify](https://docs.vizcom.com/tools/modify.md) block and export the result.
Where to find it
**Create new file**, then select your sketch and press Q
Works in
Workbench
Shortcut
I upload, Q Modify, Enter generate
Credits
[4 per image](https://docs.vizcom.com/vizcom-credits.md#modify) by default, on credit plans
Plans
All plans
What you'll make: a sketch, a Modify block and two renders.
## Before you start
* A sketch or product photo as a PNG or JPG. Clean lines on a plain background work best.
* A computer or tablet browser. Vizcom doesn't run on phone-sized screens.
## Make your first render
**1. Sign in**
Go to [app.vizcom.com](https://app.vizcom.com) and choose **Continue with Google**, **Continue with SSO** or **Continue with email**.
First time? Enter your name, then join your company's workspace or click **Create a new workspace**. Invites and SSO: [Join your workspace](https://docs.vizcom.com/get-started/join-your-workspace.md).
**2. Create a file**
Click **Create new file**, type a name and click **Start in Workbench**. Files save automatically.
> [!NOTE]
>
> Closing the welcome window opens Studio instead. Press Shift + W to get to the Workbench.
**3. Add your sketch**
Drag the image onto the canvas, or click **Insert** (+) and choose **Upload a file** (I).
For a paper sketch, choose **Upload from phone** and scan the QR code.
Insert (+) (1) opens the menu; the upload options are at the top (2).
**4. Add a Modify block**
Select the image and press Q. A connected **Modify** block opens, ready for your prompt.
Select the sketch (1), press Q, type the prompt (2) and click the arrow (3).
**5. Describe the render and generate**
Say what it should look like and what must stay the same:
> "Render this sketch as a cordless drill in cool grey plastic with lime green accents, white background, soft studio lighting. Keep the form unchanged."
Leave the settings at their defaults and press Enter.
The prompt box (1), Improve prompt and voice input (2), and the output settings (3).
> [!TIP]
>
> On paid plans, [Instant Render](https://docs.vizcom.com/tools/instant-render.md) renders a sketch without a prompt.
**6. Review the result**
The render appears to the right of the block. Run the block again for another take.
**7. Change one thing at a time**
Select a result and press Q, then ask for one change: "Make the handle walnut. Keep everything else the same."
Double-click a result to draw or mask in [Studio](https://docs.vizcom.com/creative-interface.md).
**8. Export**
Select the image, click **Export**, choose **PNG** or **JPEG** and click **Export 1 asset**. With nothing selected, every image and video in the file is exported.
Export (1) and Share (2) are at the top right of every file.
## Get better results
* **Say what must stay the same:** "Keep the silhouette and proportions."
* **Ask for one or two changes per run.** More changes let Modify alter things you didn't ask about.
* **Clean up stray lines and notes** first. See [Better inputs](https://docs.vizcom.com/best-practices.md).
More in [Write prompts that work](https://docs.vizcom.com/prompting-in-modify.md). Stuck? See [Troubleshooting](https://docs.vizcom.com/help/troubleshooting.md).
## Next steps
> [card] [Workbench and Studio](https://docs.vizcom.com/creative-interface.md)
>
> The two editors and when to use each.
> [card] [Get around the canvas](https://docs.vizcom.com/get-started/canvas-basics.md)
>
> Pan, zoom, add and connect blocks.
> [card] [Turn a sketch into a render](https://docs.vizcom.com/guides/sketch-to-render.md)
>
> Render a sketch and keep your lines.
> [card] [Write prompts that work](https://docs.vizcom.com/prompting-in-modify.md)
>
> Prompt patterns and examples.
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