Tips for the best Inspire results
Why a clear photo beats a pasted link, what makes some links fail, and how a mood note steers the colors.
Inspire is only as good as what you feed it. A few small things make a real difference in the palette Ellie comes back with.
Photos beat links
A clear photo — uploaded from your device or snapped with your camera — almost always gives the best read. Good light, with the colors filling the frame, helps Ellie see what you see.
Why a link sometimes fails
Pasting an image link is convenient, but some don't work:
- The link points at a web page, not the image itself (you want the direct image URL).
- The image is hotlink-protected or behind a login, so Ellie can't reach it.
Heads up: This is usually the answer to "my Pinterest link didn't work." When in doubt, save the image and upload it instead.
Images can be up to 10 MB.
Steering with a mood note
A short mood note — "warm and dusky," "soft and pastel" — nudges how Ellie reads the colors, so add one when you have a direction in mind.