We’re back with our fourth Inspiring Session, this time right from our San Francisco HQ. Jerrod, designer, educator, and longtime AI tinkerer, joined us to share how he uses the Freepik AI Suite to make high-quality content without getting stuck in the process.

Jerrod’s been experimenting with AI tools from the start, always looking for ways to make the creative process feel easier, faster, and more focused. During the session, he shared real examples, smart tricks, and small shifts in workflow that can make a big difference.

Here are some takeaways you’ll want to keep in your back pocket.

There’s an easier way to prompt now

You don’t need long, complicated prompts anymore. With the Freepik AI Suite, you can start with a single image and turn it into many by tweaking, editing, and adjusting as much as you want. The power’s in your hands now. You control your creation, without having to write a super detailed prompt.

Your workflow can start with something simple, and then you create from there using features like:

• Color: Apply color palettes directly to your image. It’s an easy way to keep visual consistency and guide the AI. You can use built-in palettes or create your own custom one.
• Composition: Composition defines where elements sit in your image, it shapes balance, focus, and storytelling. Want your subject on the left in a panoramic layout? Upload a reference image with that composition, and the AI will follow it in your generations.
• Style: You can apply a pre-made style to your image or create your own using reference images. Custom styles help the AI understand the look you’re going for and keep your visuals consistent across different prompts. Just click New Style, give it a name, upload a few images with the same aesthetic, and set the quality level to tell the AI how closely it should follow your reference.

The best part is that you can combine all these features—color, composition, and style—in the same generation. There’s no need to stack prompts or repeat steps. Just set it up once, and the AI will bring it all together. 

Talk to AI like you’d talk to a designer

You don’t need to speak “AI” anymore. You don’t need magic words, clever tricks, or a library of saved phrases. The Freepik AI Assistant lets you type what you want, the way you’d say it out loud:  “Make it wider.” “Take that part out.” “Can you move this to the left?” That’s all it takes.

The AI Assistant slides right into your workflow without slowing you down. You stay in the zone, and it handles the tweaks. Use it when you’re stuck, shaping a new style, or fine-tuning details. It works the way you work, not the other way around.

And yeah, you can do a lot with it:

• Upload your image and ask for suggestions to create similar ones for training a new style
• Ask it to change, delete, or fix something in your image—super useful when you don’t want to start from scratch
• Add new elements while keeping the original color, lighting, and structure—great for testing out decorations, product mockups, or creative ideas
• Share references and ask for visual concepts to develop further in other editing tools
• Colorize black and white images with one quick message

You can do a lot with the AI Assistant, really, any workflow you’re into. It’s flexible, fast, and it keeps up with however you like to create.

Add motion, skip the typing

Saving time doesn’t stop at images. When working with the AI Video Generator, you can skip the complicated prompts, too, and still get pro-level results.

Minimax’s Director Mode is all about movement, without needing to type a single word. You choose from a list of camera actions like pan right, pedestal up, or tilt down, and apply them directly to your video.

Each movement is pre-set, so instead of writing out how you want the camera to behave, you just select it. And if you want more complexity, you can layer multiple moves together to create dynamic, cinematic results.

It’s a great way to give purpose and flow to your video. Director Mode gives structure and makes it feel intentional from the first frame.

Create someone who doesn’t exist (yet)

During the session, Jerrod shared some of his favorite tricks for getting the most out of the tools. One that stood out was this custom character workflow—something he uses often when he needs consistency from a single generated image.

Freepik AI lets you create your own Custom Character, but if your character is AI-generated, you’ve probably got just one image to start with. Here’s a neat workaround to make a full character set from a single photo:

• First, create your character using the AI Image Generator. Modes like Ideogram or Mystic 2.5 are great for hyperrealistic faces and rich detail.
• Then upscale it using Magnific mode to make sure you keep every little texture and feature.
• If you need small fixes, the AI Assistant can help: with a simple command, it can adjust lighting, fix proportions, or clean up the image.
• Now comes the trick: send that image into the AI Video Generator, and set it as the Start Frame.
• Write a short prompt that guides movement or mood, and choose the Google Veo 2 model for smooth, expressive results.
• Once your video is ready, capture key frames showing different angles, emotions, or gestures. Those frames become your new image set.
• Now you’ve got enough material to train a strong, consistent Custom Character.

It’s a smart way to turn one image into many without redrawing or re-prompting from scratch.

Make it happen with Freepik AI Suite

Couldn’t make it to Jerrod’s session live? No worries—you can watch the Inspiring Session anytime on YouTube and follow along when it works for you.

And there’s more coming. New Inspiring Sessions are already on the way. Want to stay updated, connect with others, or share what you’re working on? Come hang out with us in our Discord server.