Moodboard Maker — Create Style References for AI Images & Videos | Magic Hour

Moodboards

Combine your favorite images into reusable moodboards, then use them to guide the style of AI-generated images and videos

Create a Moodboard

Golden Hour

Cyberpunk Neon

Watercolor

Film Noir

Anime

Street Photography

Fashion Editorial

Surrealism

Y2K Fashion

Oil Painting

Sci-Fi Films

Dark Academia

Upload your inspiration images, save the style, and use it across AI images and videos.

How Moodboards Works

Build a visual reference once and reuse it across every tool

1

Upload inspiration images

Add individual images that capture the colors, lighting, textures, composition, subjects, or overall feeling you want to reference.

2

Compose your Moodboard

Bring the images together into one visual direction. Use references that reinforce the style you want your generated content to follow.

3

Name and save it

Give the Moodboard a clear name so you can quickly find the right aesthetic for any campaign, project, or creative concept.

4

Select it when you create

Open a supported Magic Hour image or video tool and choose your saved Moodboard from the References panel.

5

Add multiple Moodboards

Select more than one board when you want to blend visual styles, aesthetics, or creative directions in a single generation.

6

Generate in your chosen style

Magic Hour uses the selected Moodboards as visual references, helping your images and videos reflect their shared palette, texture, lighting, composition, and mood.

Create Your First Moodboard

Moodboards Use Cases

See how a saved Moodboard keeps your visual style consistent across every tool, campaign, and creative concept.

Define a visual style before creating

Collect colors, lighting, textures, compositions, materials, and references in one Moodboard before generating your first image or video.

Keep a campaign visually consistent

Use the same Moodboard across ads, social posts, product visuals, and video concepts so every asset feels connected.

Mix multiple aesthetics

Select more than one Moodboard to combine creative directions — such as vintage editorial photography with futuristic lighting or minimalist design with organic textures.

Build cinematic worlds

Gather references for locations, lighting, costumes, color grading, and atmosphere, then use the Moodboard to guide AI-generated scenes and videos.

Create a recognizable social aesthetic

Save the visual language behind a feed or content series and reuse it across new images, reels, thumbnails, and campaign assets.

Explore art direction quickly

Create different Moodboards for competing concepts, test each direction in generated content, and compare the results before committing to a style.

Product and brand campaigns

Combine product photography, materials, environments, and lifestyle references to establish the look of a launch or seasonal campaign.

Client and team alignment

Turn scattered reference images into a reusable visual direction that creators, collaborators, and clients can apply consistently.

Why Creators Love Moodboards

Move beyond long style prompts. Build a visual reference once, reuse it across tools, and let your inspiration images communicate the look you want.

Create from your own references

Upload images that capture the exact palette, lighting, textures, compositions, and atmosphere you want.

Visual direction without long prompts

Show Magic Hour the aesthetic you want instead of repeatedly describing every stylistic detail in words.

One Moodboard, many creations

Reuse the same board across multiple AI-generated images and videos for a more connected visual direction.

Mix styles with multiple Moodboards

Select two or more boards to combine creative influences and discover new hybrid aesthetics.

Organize every creative direction

Keep separate Moodboards for campaigns, clients, scenes, visual worlds, and experimental concepts.

Refine as you create

Update the images in a Moodboard whenever your art direction changes or your concept becomes more focused.

Moodboards Features

One saved visual reference, applied consistently across supported image and video tools

Build Moodboards from your own images

Upload the exact visual references that inspire you instead of relying only on written style descriptions.

Reusable style references

Save a Moodboard once and select it again whenever you want to return to the same creative direction.

Works with images and videos

Use the same visual references across supported Magic Hour image and video tools for a more connected aesthetic.

Mix multiple Moodboards

Combine boards to explore hybrid styles and more nuanced creative directions without rebuilding your references.

Create separate boards for every concept

Organize distinct aesthetics by campaign, client, series, scene, product, or creative experiment.

Edit anytime

Add or remove references, rename a Moodboard, or refine its direction as your project evolves.

Create Your First Moodboard

Pricing

Whether your content creation needs are large or small, we're here to help you scale.

Monthly

Yearly 4 months free

-37%

Creator

For social content and everyday creation

$19

$12/ month

$144 billed yearly

Get Creator

You save $84/year vs monthly

144,000 credits per year

1.7 hours of video

28,800 images

High resolution

1024px

Access to all tools

Watermark-free exports

Commercial use

3 generations at once

Priority queue

Priority support

Upload larger files

2GB

API Access

Full

Submit templates & earn credits

Plan Includes

High resolution

1024px

Access to all tools

Watermark-free exports

Commercial use

3 generations at once

Priority queue

Priority support

Upload larger files

2GB

API Access

Full

Submit templates & earn credits

Most Popular

-36%

Pro

For professional work and frequent production

$39

$25/ month

$300 billed yearly

Get Pro

You save $168/year vs monthly

300,000 credits per year

3.5 hours of video

60,000 images

High resolution

1472px

Access to all tools

Watermark-free exports

Commercial use

5 generations at once

Priority queue

Priority support

Upload larger files

5GB

API Access

Full

Submit templates & earn credits

Plan Includes

High resolution

1472px

Access to all tools

Watermark-free exports

Commercial use

5 generations at once

Priority queue

Priority support

Upload larger files

5GB

API Access

Full

Submit templates & earn credits

Best Value

-33%

Business

For teams, agencies, and high-volume content

$99

$66/ month

$792 billed yearly

Get Business

You save $396/year vs monthly

840,000 credits per year

9.7 hours of video

168,000 images

High resolution

4K

Access to all tools

Watermark-free exports

Commercial use

Unlimited generations at once

Priority queue

Priority support

Upload larger files

10GB

API Access

Full

Submit templates & earn credits

Plan Includes

High resolution

4K

Access to all tools

Watermark-free exports

Commercial use

Unlimited generations at once

Priority queue

Priority support

Upload larger files

10GB

API Access

Full

Submit templates & earn credits

Moodboards FAQ

What is a Moodboard in Magic Hour?

A Moodboard is a saved collection of reference images that defines a visual direction. It can communicate qualities such as color, lighting, texture, composition, atmosphere, and artistic style. Select it in supported Magic Hour tools to guide the look of generated images and videos.

How does the Moodboard Maker work?

Upload individual inspiration images, combine them into a Moodboard, and save it to your library. When creating an image or video, select the Moodboard from the References panel and Magic Hour will use it as visual style guidance.

Does AI generate the Moodboard for me?

You compose the Moodboard yourself from images you choose. Magic Hour then uses the finished Moodboard as a reference when generating AI images and videos.

What images should I add to a Moodboard?

Choose images that clearly express the visual qualities you want, such as palette, lighting, texture, composition, environment, materials, fashion, or camera style. A focused set of compatible references usually communicates a clearer direction than unrelated images.

Can I use multiple Moodboards at the same time?

Yes. You can select multiple Moodboards to blend visual directions in one generation. This is useful for combining complementary aesthetics, introducing contrast, or exploring a hybrid style.

How does mixing Moodboards affect the result?

Magic Hour uses the selected boards together as visual guidance. The output may combine qualities such as the palette of one board, the lighting of another, and textures or composition from both. Results vary by prompt, source assets, tool, and generation settings.

Can I use a Moodboard for both images and videos?

Yes. Moodboards are designed as reusable style references for supported Magic Hour image and video creation workflows.

Will every result look exactly the same?

No. A Moodboard guides the visual direction rather than locking every generation to an identical result. Outputs will vary while drawing from the selected references and your prompt.

What is the difference between a Moodboard and a Brand Kit?

A Moodboard defines a creative look or aesthetic through reference images. A Brand Kit stores a brand's reusable identity, such as logos, colors, fonts, imagery, and brand guidance. Use a Moodboard for art direction, a Brand Kit for brand consistency, or both when you want content to follow a specific brand and campaign style.

What is the difference between a Moodboard and a Character?

A Moodboard guides visual style, while a Character preserves the likeness of a specific person. You can use them together to generate the same person within a consistent aesthetic.

Can I edit a Moodboard after saving it?

Yes. You can add or remove images, rename the Moodboard, and refine its visual direction as your project evolves.

Can I create Moodboards for different clients or projects?

Yes. Save separate Moodboards for different clients, campaigns, scenes, content series, products, or creative concepts. The number you can save may depend on your plan.

Where do I create and manage my Moodboards?

Go to /create/moodboards to create, view, edit, and manage your saved Moodboards.

Is this an AI moodboard generator?

Magic Hour does not invent the Moodboard for you. You build it from your own images, then use it to guide AI image and video generation. This gives you direct control over the visual references behind the result.

Do I need permission to use reference images?

You should only upload and use images that you own or have permission to use. Make sure your references and resulting content comply with applicable rights, licenses, and Magic Hour's terms.