/higgsfield-moodboard

name: higgsfield-moodboard
description: >
  Use when the user asks about Moodboard, building a moodboard from reference images,
  curated moodboard presets, Soul Hex color transfer, applying a visual style direction
  to generations, or named moodboard styles like Y2K studio, Warm ambient, Theatrical
  light, Swag era, Flash editorial, Street photography, Asian nostalgia, Retro BW,
  Surreal solarization, etc.
user-invocable: true
metadata:
  tags: [higgsfield, moodboard, style, reference, soul-hex, color, presets, Y2K, editorial]
  version: 3.0.0
  updated: 2026-04-06
  parent: higgsfield

Higgsfield Moodboard

What Moodboard Does

Moodboard translates a collection of visual references into a **unified style direction** that can be applied to any generation. Instead of describing a feeling in text and hoping the model interprets it correctly, you show the platform exactly what you want.

**Location:** Moodboard tab (marked "New" in nav) → higgsfield.ai/moodboard

**Two tabs inside Moodboard:**

• **Curated** — Higgsfield's own named preset moodboards, ready to use
• **My Moodboards** — your custom moodboards built from uploaded references

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Curated Moodboard Presets

Named presets built by Higgsfield — apply any of these immediately without uploading reference images. Each represents a complete visual world.

| Preset | Visual Character | Best for | |--------|-----------------|---------| | **General** | Neutral — no strong stylistic bias | Default when unsure, versatile | | **Warm ambient** | Warm, soft, gently lit — cozy and lived-in | Lifestyle, home, intimate portrait | | **Y2K studio** | Hypercolor studio backdrop, fairy wings, maximalist | Y2K aesthetic, fashion, fantasy editorial | | **Swag era** | Early 2000s hip-hop and streetwear energy | Urban fashion, music culture content | | **Theatrical light** | Dramatic stage lighting, strong contrast, silhouette | Artistic portrait, performance, dark editorial | | **Y2K street** | Union Jack tees, street photography, 2000s pop culture | Street style, youth culture, nostalgia | | **Flash editorial** | On-camera flash, oversaturated, candid — Cobrasnake era | Party, raw editorial, documentary fashion | | **Old smartphone** | Low resolution, slightly washed, nostalgic phone camera | Authentic, lo-fi, personal content | | **Street photography** | Urban candid, natural light, documentary | Street style, city life, authentic scenes | | **Asian nostalgia** | Japanese/Korean city streetwear, warm neon, youth culture | Asian fashion, Tokyo/Seoul aesthetic | | **Retro BW** | Black and white, classic tones, timeless | Artistic portrait, formal editorial, classic fashion | | **Surreal solarization** | Otherworldly color shifts, solarization effect | Conceptual/avant-garde, fashion art |

**How to apply a curated preset:** 1. Go to Moodboard tab 2. Select **Curated** 3. Click any preset 4. It becomes available in My Moodboards or applies directly to generation

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Building a Custom Moodboard

Upload Requirements

**Recommended:** 20+ photos, one cohesive style **Avoid:** Mixed styles, inconsistent quality

**Two upload options in the Moodboard builder:**

• **Upload images** — upload from your device
• **Upload from assets** — pull from your existing Higgsfield generations/assets

**What "one cohesive style" means:** All reference images should share the same visual world — similar lighting quality, color temperature, tone, and aesthetic. If half your references are dark and moody and half are bright and airy, the moodboard gets confused and produces a muddled output.

**Good reference set (cohesive):** Film stills from the same movie, a photographer's series, a curated Pinterest board with a single strong aesthetic, a fashion brand's lookbook.

**Bad reference set (mixed):** Random images from different genres, mixing a sunset photo with a dark studio portrait with a colorful illustration.

Building the Moodboard

1. Click **Build your moodboard ✦** (yellow button at top) 2. Upload 20+ reference images via "Upload images" or "Upload from assets" 3. Higgsfield analyzes the visual properties across all references 4. Synthesizes dominant: colors, tonal values, lighting character, stylistic patterns 5. Creates a named moodboard saved under **My Moodboards**

Applying to Generation

Once built, your moodboard appears in:

• Soul 2.0 → Moodboard selector in the prompt bar
• Any generation interface that supports moodboard input

The moodboard acts as a **style layer** applied on top of your text prompt — you describe the scene, the moodboard handles the look.

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Soul Hex — Color Transfer

Soul Hex is Moodboard's dedicated color feature. It extracts and transfers the exact color signature from a reference image.

**Location:** Soul 2.0 prompt bar → **Color Transfer** button

Named Color Palettes

Pre-built palettes available directly in Color Transfer:

| Palette | Visual Character | |---------|----------------| | **Film colors** | Natural, organic, slightly desaturated film stock | | **Lime Jam** | Cool greens, fresh tones, nature-adjacent | | **Candy pink** | Warm pinks, peachy highlights | | **Nostalgic blue** | Desaturated blues, faded, melancholic | | **Soft palette** | Muted, airy, minimal contrast | | **Black gloss** | High contrast, deep blacks, graphic |

Custom Color Reference Upload

1. Click **Upload & Create ✦** in the Soul Hex section 2. Upload any reference image with the color world you want 3. Soul Hex extracts the color palette automatically — shows hex swatches 4. Apply to generations

**Good color references to upload:**

• Film still from a movie with the color grade you want
• Fashion editorial with a strong color world
• Your brand's visual assets to match brand colors
• Any image where the color palette is the dominant appeal

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Moodboard + Soul ID: The Power Combination

| What it controls | Tool | |-----------------|------| | **Who** — face and character consistency | Soul ID |