> ## 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. # Turn a sketch into a render > Upload or draw a sketch, render it with Modify or Instant Render, and keep the render close to your lines. Render a sketch with [Modify](https://docs.vizcom.com/tools/modify.md) (a prompt) or [Instant Render](https://docs.vizcom.com/tools/instant-render.md) (no prompt). Where to find it Upload, then press Q for **Modify**, or **Insert** (+) > **Instant Render**. Studio: **Modify** tab. Works in Workbench and Studio Shortcut I upload, Q Modify Credits [4 to 60 per image](https://docs.vizcom.com/vizcom-credits.md#modify) for Modify, 8 to 32 for Instant Render, on credit plans Plans Modify: all plans. Instant Render: not on Free. ![The Insert (+) menu open below the top toolbar, with Insert marked 1 and the Instant Render tile marked 2. The menu lists the upload rows, then tiles for Sketch, Instant Render, Make 3D, Animate, Modify, Variate, Extract, Try on and the legacy Style, Mix and Render blocks.](https://mintcdn.com/vizcom-c4034e9b/FHfxWMtC8cMIGOnx/images/find/insert-instant-render.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=FHfxWMtC8cMIGOnx\&q=85\&s=ea74d70cc3f74324f00a1acab07070a3) Insert (+) (1): upload at the top of the menu, or add Instant Render (2). ![A loose pencil sketch of an electric sedan, and the render Modify made from it: the same car in satin copper-orange paint with black wheels, with the same proportions and stance. (after)](https://docs.vizcom.com/images/examples/drawing-car-after.webp) ![A loose pencil sketch of an electric sedan, and the render Modify made from it: the same car in satin copper-orange paint with black wheels, with the same proportions and stance. (before)](https://docs.vizcom.com/images/examples/drawing-car-before.webp) Sketch Modify Prompt: "Make this vehicle appear rendered orange and shiny." ## Get your sketch into Vizcom * **A file:** drag it onto the canvas, or click **Insert** (+) > **Upload a file** (I). * **On paper:** click **Insert** (+) > **Upload from phone** (/) and scan the QR code. * **Not drawn yet:** click **Insert** (+) > **Sketch**, then double-click it to draw in Studio. Clean it up first: see [Better inputs](https://docs.vizcom.com/best-practices.md). ### Draw in Studio | Tool | Key | Use it to | | - | - | - | | **Brush** | B | Draw lines | | **Eraser** | E | Remove strokes | | **Paint Bucket** | V | Block in surfaces with color | | **Rectangle**, **Ellipse**, **Line** | U, O, L | Draw clean geometry | | **Transform** | M | Scale the drawing to fill the frame | | **Symmetry** | None | Mirror strokes across an axis | ![Studio with the Paint Bucket tool active and the color picker open: Primary and Secondary swatches, a color field, a hue slider, an eyedropper and a hex value. The coffee-pot sketch behind it has several areas filled with blue.](https://mintcdn.com/vizcom-c4034e9b/l3hebjVqvRBa2E6g/images/image8.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=l3hebjVqvRBa2E6g\&q=85\&s=9caa152ab0b9c03d0b0087b850cd2078) Blocking in surfaces with the Paint Bucket. On a stylus or iPad, finger painting turns off once Vizcom detects the pen. Turn it back on in **Preferences** > **Brush Settings** > **Allow painting with finger**. ## Render with Modify ![A drill line sketch, marked 1, connected to a Modify block. The prompt, marked 2, reads: Render this sketch as a cordless drill in cool grey plastic with lime green accents, white background. Keep the form unchanged. The generate arrow is marked 3. Below it are Aspect Ratio Original, Mode Standard and Resolution 1K.](https://mintcdn.com/vizcom-c4034e9b/FHfxWMtC8cMIGOnx/images/find/add-modify-q.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=FHfxWMtC8cMIGOnx\&q=85\&s=07690ab291eb7cb2696caf90905b697f) Select the sketch (1), press Q, type the prompt (2) and click the arrow (3). > [tab] Workbench > > **1. Add a Modify block** > > Select the sketch and press Q. > > **2. Describe the render** > > Say how it looks and what stays: "Render this sketch as a photorealistic product photo. Matte black aluminum body, walnut handle, soft studio lighting. Keep the proportions and silhouette exactly as drawn." > > **3. Check the settings** > > Leave **Aspect Ratio** on **Original** to keep the sketch's shape. See [Modes and resolution](https://docs.vizcom.com/tools/modes-and-resolution.md). > > **4. Generate** > > Press Enter. The render appears beside the block. > [tab] Studio > > **1. Open the sketch in Studio** > > Double-click it. Studio opens on the **Modify** tab. > > **2. Describe and generate** > > Type the prompt, set **Outputs** (2 and 4 need a paid plan) and press Enter. > > **3. Add the result** > > Click it in **Results**, then click **Add**. ![A pencil line sketch of a cordless drill connected to a Modify block with the prompt: visualize this sketch with cool tones, lime green accents, plastic while respecting the form of the hand drill design, white background. Aspect Ratio Original, Mode Standard, Resolution 1K. Two grey and lime-green drill renders sit to the right.](https://mintcdn.com/vizcom-c4034e9b/I-2hvc0QrsSa4kp4/images/docs/sketch-to-render-drill.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=I-2hvc0QrsSa4kp4\&q=85\&s=a8dbc34eec6a96cdc0c629e9397ab2f8) A line sketch connected to a Modify block, and two renders it produced. ## Render with Instant Render Instant Render takes a sketch to its next stage of finish, with no prompt. The four stages of finish on one running shoe. > [tab] Workbench > > 1. Click **Insert** (+) > **Instant Render** and connect the sketch. > 2. Set **Target fidelity**: **Auto (next stage)** moves up one stage, or pick a stage. > 3. Optionally add a **Reference**. > 4. Click **Render**. > [tab] Studio > > 1. In the **Modify** tab, click **Instant Render**. > 2. Set **Target Fidelity** and click **Generate**. ## Keep the render close to your lines * **Say so:** "Keep the exact proportions, silhouette and linework." * **Keep Aspect Ratio on Original.** Other ratios recompose the image. * **Step through Instant Render stages** instead of jumping to **Realistic**. The **Drawing Influence** slider exists only in the [legacy tools](https://docs.vizcom.com/reference/legacy-tools.md). ## Related > [card] [Write prompts that work](https://docs.vizcom.com/prompting-in-modify.md) > > Prompt patterns and examples. > [card] [Explore variations](https://docs.vizcom.com/guides/explore-variations.md) > > Branch out from a render you like. > [card] [Instant Render](https://docs.vizcom.com/tools/instant-render.md) > > Every Instant Render setting. > [card] [Drawing tools](https://docs.vizcom.com/drawing-in-vizcom.md) > > Every Studio drawing tool. This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.