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Recraft V4 Pro

Posters and illustrations with a designer's eye

Recraft V4 Pro is an image model from Recraft. It shines on posters, cards and illustrated designs, and it only makes new pictures: it can't edit your photos.

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What Recraft V4 Pro can create

Every image here was made by Recraft V4 Pro from the words under it. Press “Try this prompt” to make your own version in chatmodel.

A warm family portrait

“A smiling grandmother in her sixties picking ripe tomatoes in a sunlit vegetable garden, straw hat, soft golden evening light, natural skin texture and laugh lines, shallow depth of field, 50mm documentary photo”

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Food that looks good enough to eat

“A homemade apple pie with a golden lattice crust on a rustic wooden table by a rainy window, a wisp of steam rising, cinnamon sticks and a cup of tea beside it, cozy autumn kitchen, food magazine photo”

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A poster with real words on it

“A vintage travel poster with the words "VISIT LISBON" in bold letters at the top, a yellow tram climbing a steep hill at sunset, terracotta rooftops and the river in the distance, mid-century illustration style, flat colors”

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Something that could never happen

“A golden retriever wearing a small astronaut helmet sitting on the surface of the moon, the blue Earth rising behind him, footprints in the grey dust, playful, photorealistic”

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A scene from a dream

“A giant whale made of clear glass floating above desert sand dunes at sunrise, sunlight refracting through its body and throwing rainbow patterns on the sand, a lone traveler looking up, photorealistic, wide shot”

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A painting in a classic style

“A watercolor painting of a small Tuscan village on a hilltop with cypress trees and a winding road, loose brushstrokes, soft pastel colors, white paper showing through, painted by hand”

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A pet portrait

“A fluffy orange cat asleep on a sunny window seat next to a stack of old books and a potted fern, soft morning light, warm and cozy home photo”

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A card with a name on it

“A birthday card with the words "Happy 60th, Maria!" in elegant gold letters, surrounded by spring flowers and a small cake with candles, soft watercolor style”

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What it's good for

Bold travel posters

Our Lisbon poster had “VISIT LISBON” in two colors, palm trees and a yellow tram, like a print in a gift shop.
Decorated greeting cards

The birthday card had ornate gold letters, a small crown and a painted cake, all spelled right.
Loose, painterly watercolor

The Tuscan village came with splashes of blue and big wet brushstrokes, closer to a real painting.
Pictures in different shapes

It made tall pictures for the portrait and the card, and wide ones for landscapes.

In plain words

Recraft V4 Pro turns a description into a picture, with a clear leaning towards design. Its posters and cards in our test looked like something a graphic designer made: strong colors, confident lettering and a clear layout.

The Lisbon poster was one of the boldest we saw, with the title in two colors and the street drawn in a sunny, flat style. The birthday card had decorated gold letters, spelled correctly.

It was less reliable on photos. It gave the pie a red berry filling instead of apple, and it made the whale out of silver metal, lying on the sand instead of floating. So think of it for designs first.

How to get the most out of it

Use it for printed things. Posters, invitations, menus and cards play to its strengths.
Name the colors. “Yellow and blue”, “pastel pink and gold” helps it plan the design.
Repeat key details. If the pie must be apple, say “apple pie with apple slices visible”.
Make the subject big. “The dog fills most of the picture” stops it from shrinking.

How it compares with the rest of the family

It is Recraft’s only model in chatmodel. The closest options for designs are GPT Image 2.5 Flare, which also handled words well, and Flux Pro 1.1 Ultra, another model that only makes new pictures.

When to pick another model

For real-looking photos, GPT Image 2 kept closer to our descriptions. To edit a photo, go to Nano Banana.

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Frequently asked questions

Can Recraft edit my photos?

No. Recraft V4 Pro makes new pictures from a description. To change a photo, pick a model like Nano Banana or GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst.

What is it best for?

Designs: posters, cards, invitations and illustrations. Its lettering and colors had a hand-designed feel in our test.

How long does it take?

In our test about 13 to 20 seconds per picture.

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Posters and illustrations with a designer's eye

What Recraft V4 Pro can create

What it's good for

Bold travel posters

Decorated greeting cards

Loose, painterly watercolor

Pictures in different shapes

In plain words

How to get the most out of it

How it compares with the rest of the family

When to pick another model

Other models worth a look

Frequently asked questions

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