GENERATIVE AI DIRECTION FOR CREATIVES & TEAMS

From prompts to custom AI pipelines — build a practice you can direct.

From prompts to custom AI pipelines — build a practice you can direct.

A project-led framework for photographers, artists, designers, art directors and small creative teams moving from fast outputs to controlled visual workflows, custom models and repeatable production systems.

The tools are not the system.

Generating an image is easy. Knowing what belongs in your work, how to control it, how to reproduce it and how to put it into production is the difficult part.

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Outputs without a language

Images accumulate, but no coherent visual identity emerges.

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Tools without control

Prompts, platforms and references pull apart. Composition, character and material do not stay consistent.

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Experiments without a pipeline

There is no workflow you can repeat, adapt or take into a serious project.

THE GENERATIVE AI DIRECTION FRAMEWORK

What the work leaves you with.

This is not a generic software course. The framework connects visual direction, technical control and production discipline; we enter at the level your project, practice or team actually needs.

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A clear visual direction and reference system

A clear visual direction and reference system

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A practical critique loop for choosing what to keep, discard or develop.

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A project-specific workflow you can understand and operate

A project-specific workflow you can understand and operate

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A finished project, case study or working internal method

A finished project, case study or working internal method

THE SEVEN LEVELS

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Prompt foundations

Prompt foundations

Write, direct and select prompts around a visual intention — not random output.

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Platforms & image-to-image

Platforms & image-to-image

Use web and Discord tools, variation and reference-led image-to-image for fast visual research.

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Node-based canvas

Node-based canvas

Learn to think in flows: combine references, generation and transformation in visual canvases.

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Scalable inference APIs

Scalable inference APIs

Use Fal, Replicate, APIs and connectors when a workflow must move beyond one interface.

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Controlled ComfyUI workflows

Controlled ComfyUI workflows

Build and debug node-based systems for repeatable image, character and material control.

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Custom training & LoRA

Custom training & LoRA

Prepare datasets, captions and custom LoRA training when a project needs its own visual asset.

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Production stack

Connect tools, files, versioning and checks into a documented workflow a person or small team can reuse.

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Production stack

Connect tools, files, versioning and checks into a documented workflow a person or small team can reuse.

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Production stack

Connect tools, files, versioning and checks into a documented workflow a person or small team can reuse.

A PROJECT-LED PRACTICE, NOT A GENERIC COURSE.

A PROJECT-LED PRACTICE, NOT A GENERIC COURSE.

A scope defined around the real project

A scope defined around the real project

One-to-one or small-team direction

One-to-one or small-team direction

Practical development between sessions

Practical development between sessions

Focused feedback windows, not unlimited support

Focused feedback windows, not unlimited support

A live brief or a personal project is required

A live brief or a personal project is required

FOR CREATIVES AND TEAMS READY TO BUILD SOMETHING REAL.

FOR CREATIVES AND TEAMS READY TO BUILD SOMETHING REAL.

FOR

Creatives, studios and small agencies with an existing practice, live brief or practical reason to develop generative capability seriously.

NOT FOR

Copied prompts, volume-content shortcuts, unlimited technical support, generic beginner tutorials or guaranteed commercial results.

I work with a limited number of people and teams at a time so critique remains specific and the workflow remains usable.

I work with a limited number of people and teams at a time so critique remains specific and the workflow remains usable.

Start with a project that can carry the work.

Start with a project that can carry the work.

Tell me what you are trying to make, what the current workflow cannot yet do and what you need to bring under control. I will assess whether an individual track, team sprint or focused consultation is the right format.

Available For Work

A stronger visual world begins with a clear direction.

For independent brands, photographers and creative practices ready to make the next decision with more intention.

ivan.cacchioni@gmail.com

Rome, Italy — available internationally

© 2026 Ivan Cacchioni

Available For Work

A stronger visual world begins with a clear direction.

For independent brands, photographers and creative practices ready to make the next decision with more intention.

ivan.cacchioni@gmail.com

Rome, Italy — available internationally

© 2026 Ivan Cacchioni

Available For Work

A stronger visual world begins with a clear direction.

For independent brands, photographers and creative practices ready to make the next decision with more intention.

ivan.cacchioni@gmail.com

Rome, Italy — available internationally

© 2026 Ivan Cacchioni