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AI Creation: First Steps: Product Images and Ads

2026-10-16 · Academy lesson · Adil · recording, 11:31 · original

Topic: Assets, references & consistency (also: Video generation & shot direction, Pre-production & story, Image generation & editing, Higgsfield platform & ecosystem, Cost, credits & plans) · mode: Tutorial · tags: series, one creator's experience, prompts shared

In this beginner lesson, Adil turns one photo of his sunglasses into a photo shoot and two ads, starting by asking Supercomputer for a clean product image on a plain background. He casts a model with the character sheet skill and Soul 2.0 and picks street locations, working through a simple loop of idea, prompt, result and tweak. He then makes six vertical photos in New York, a UGC video where the creator shows the product, and a fashion commercial in Cinema Studio, which he would use for a fashion campaign and the creator video for a casual outfit post.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — A product photo and a clean product image in Supercomputer

  • ★★★ When photographing your own product as a reference, Adil says to show the whole object in clear light with its edges visible, since the reference has to show what the product actually looks like. — 00:00:00
  • ★ To bring a photo into Supercomputer, open a new chat, click the plus and choose Attach File. — 00:00:00 · Supercomputer
  • ★★★ Before building a campaign, Adil asks Supercomputer for a clean product image: remove the table, put the sunglasses on a plain background and keep them exactly as they are. — 00:00:47 · Supercomputer

00:01:13 — The plan: a photo shoot and two ads, a talking creator and a commercial

  • ★★ Adil checks the clean product image against the original photo (the outline, the bridge and the side of the frame), so it becomes a clear reference for the next steps. — 00:01:13
  • ★★ From one product photo the lesson makes a photo shoot and two kinds of ad: a creator talking about the product and a short commercial where the product does all the talking. — 00:01:13

00:02:00 — Skills; casting with the character sheet skill and Soul 2.0

  • ★★ Adil explains that a Supercomputer skill is a set of rules and guidelines for a specific job, which people create and share for things like photo shoots, videos and writing. — 00:02:00 · Supercomputer
  • ★★ Adil says skills let you reuse instructions in Supercomputer instead of explaining the whole process every time; typing a slash shows the available skills. — 00:02:26 · Supercomputer
  • ★★ For casting, Adil chooses the character sheet skill in Supercomputer and describes the person he has in mind; the skill works out the detailed prompts, and he checks its proposals before approving. — 00:02:26 · Supercomputer, character sheet
  • ★ Adil tries 20 faces for the casting in the demo and says learners can start with fewer. — 00:02:26
  • ★★ For casting the model of his sunglasses ad, Adil likes Soul 2.0, Higgsfield's own image model, because it is really creative and super affordable. — 00:02:55 · Soul 2.0, Higgsfield AI
  • ★★ A batch of 10 Soul 2.0 images costs one and a quarter credits, so Adil generates 20 for more options and a better chance of finding someone he likes. — 00:02:55 · Soul 2.0, credit
  • ★★ Adil's character sheet shows one person from different views (full body on the left, face on the right, in a 16:9 layout), so her face and outfit can be referred to when she is put somewhere else. — 00:03:22 · character sheet

00:03:45 — Street locations in three rounds; the loop

  • ★★ For a creator video Adil asks for 10 street locations, so he can choose from actual pictures. — 00:03:45
  • ★★★ Adil says a first try that does not quite work is normal: use the loop of idea, prompt, result, tweak, choose one thing to change, try again, and do not be afraid to try different models or another approach. — 00:04:11
  • ★★ After three rounds of 10 street locations, Adil keeps one image from the latest batch and two from an earlier one as location references, and advises choosing places you would actually want to film in. — 00:04:39

00:05:03 — The New York photo shoot with the product skill; exercise

  • ★★ For the photo shoot Adil uploads the three location images, the character sheet and the prepared product photo to Supercomputer, then types a slash, searches "product" and picks the first skill, which works out lighting and compositions. — 00:05:03 · Supercomputer, character sheet
  • ★★ If an idea needs only the product, Adil says to skip the casting, leave the actress out and ask the photo-shoot skill for product-only shots. — 00:05:27
  • ★★★ Adil's photo-shoot request names the product, the model and the three picked New York locations, the count and mix (six photos, three with her and three of the sunglasses alone) and the format, vertical 9:16. — 00:05:27
  • ★★ Before approving the photo shoot, Adil checks how the shots vary, whether they show the sunglasses clearly, that all six are vertical and that they use the references. — 00:05:51
  • ★★ Adil's shoot turned a photo of sunglasses on his desk into a whole New York photo shoot: the model, street shots and product close-ups. — 00:05:51
  • ★★ The lesson's photo exercise: make your own photo set, starting with one location and three useful pictures, and save the favourites before the video part. — 00:06:19

00:06:41 — A UGC creator video with the UGC skill

  • ★★ Adil explains UGC (user-generated content) as a casual product video from someone on your feed; with a UGC skill he describes the scene in ordinary words and the skill works out the video prompt for an AI version with his creator. — 00:06:41 · UGC
  • ★★ Some skills are built into Supercomputer and others come as separate files you add yourself; the lesson's UGC skill is such a file, uploaded to the chat through the plus, Attach File and Upload Media. — 00:06:41 · Supercomputer, UGC
  • ★★★ For the UGC video Adil gives the character sheet, the product photo and the street image as separate references, which tell the video who she is, what she is showing and where she is. — 00:07:10 · character sheet
  • ★★ Adil describes the UGC video plainly (as if a friend films her; she holds up the sunglasses, tries them on and shows the outfit) and checks the three references, 30 seconds, vertical format and the total before approving. — 00:07:39

  • ★★★ For a UGC video Adil says to give the creator something simple to do with the product (show it, try it, use it), then ask for a line that fits what they are doing. — 00:07:39 · UGC

    “Show it, try it, use it, then ask for a line that fits what they're doing.”

00:08:23 — A fashion commercial in Cinema Studio in three versions

  • ★★ Adil says Cinema Studio has filmmaking skills built in, so a cinematic ad can start from a simple prompt and let it work out the cinematic details, generated straight from the Supercomputer chat. — 00:08:23 · Cinema Studio, Supercomputer
  • ★★ For the fashion commercial Adil attaches the generated assets to the prompt box and asks for a viral commercial using Cinema Studio. — 00:08:23 · Cinema Studio
  • ★★ Asked for more movement and camera angles, Adil's second Cinema Studio commercial had more movement, but a lens effect distorted the model's face and a second actor appeared. — 00:09:21 · Cinema Studio
  • ★★ Adil calls his third Cinema Studio version of the sunglasses commercial a pretty decent result; another batch could be tried, but he is happy with it. — 00:09:21 · Cinema Studio

00:09:49 — Which ad for which job; watching the file before sharing

  • ★★★ Adil would use the talking creator video for a casual outfit post and the commercial for a fashion campaign. — 00:09:49 · UGC
  • ★★ Before sharing a video, Adil says to open the saved file and watch it all the way through with sound. — 00:10:17

00:10:39 — Homework and the next lesson

  • ★★★ For a product-only ad, Adil says to use just the product and the location and ask for one simple action or camera move. — 00:10:39
  • ★★ Adil's revision advice: stay in the same chat, name the references to use, watch the whole result, point to any moment that pulls attention from the product and ask for a specific change, and keep what already works. — 00:10:39
  • ★★ The lesson's homework: one finished vertical video (a creator talking, a fashion commercial or your own idea), submitted with the original product photo, three campaign photos and two sentences on who the ad is for and why this look and format. — 00:10:39
  • ★ Adil says the next lesson explores image generation models, their strengths, weaknesses and when to use each, with a few secrets for images that look straight out of a movie. — 00:11:05

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Mentioned

Central: character sheet · Skill · Supercomputer

Also: Cinema Studio · credit · New York · Soul 2.0 · UGC

Only in the description or credits: AI Creation: First Steps · Higgsfield Academy

Also centred on Skill: Inside Higgsfield #2: How We Built Supercomputer

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