# 13. Create Your First Image

> Write a brief, generate an image, describe it back and make one deliberate revision.

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Part Four: Create Visual Media

Write a brief, generate an image, describe it back and make one deliberate revision.

**Estimated time:** 10 minutes. **Last reviewed:** 11 August 2026.

## What you need to know

This page stands alone. No previous AI knowledge is required. You need access to an AI assistant only for the activity.

**Learning outcome:** By the end, you will complete a create, describe, compare and revise cycle.

## The lesson

Begin with what the visual must do, not only how it should look.

Keep the original brief: it records your intention and becomes the standard for review.

Generate alternatives when useful, then have a describing model examine the selected result.

### Write the brief

- Purpose and intended audience.
- Where the image will appear.
- Subject, setting and action.
- Composition and visual hierarchy.
- Mood, style and colour preferences.
- Required wording and elements that must not appear.
- What would count as failure.

### Describe the result back

- Describe the complete image literally.
- Read every word exactly.
- List anything malformed, duplicated or inconsistent.
- Compare the image with every requirement in the brief.
- Explain what a sighted viewer might misunderstand.

### Revise deliberately

Do not request “better”. Name the change: remove an object, correct wording, simplify the background, emphasise the subject, preserve a logo or change the emotional tone.

## Try it

Create a low-stakes image from a plain-language brief. Obtain a fresh description, compare it with the brief and make one specific revision.

## Checkpoint

You can name the mismatch and explain how the revision addressed it.

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## About this course

*Confident with AI* was created by Charli-Jo Tyrer in association with the Technology Association of Visually Impaired People (TAVIP).

Licensed under [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).