Long-exposure photograph of a dancer turning in a lit room. Photo by Đậu Photograph on Pexels

Introducing

Tessera

An image generation model offering uncommonly precise stylistic control.

March 14, 2025
by Nocturne

Tessera is our newest base model for still image generation, and it moves the needle furthest on style adherence and material fidelity. The model holds a look steady across a whole body of work while still leaving room to wander. Set a reference once and Tessera will generate variations that stay honest to it.

Access is opening in stages inside Studio 4 and the Nocturne API, so you can build more of your world inside a single continuous workflow.

Monochrome close-up portrait. Photo by Marina Pechnikova on Pexels Volcanic plain venting steam at dusk. Photo by Pavel on Pexels Close-up portrait with shadow patterns falling across the face in warm natural light. Photo by Alexander Mass on Pexels Monstera leaves in low tropical light. Photo by Thiha Myokyaw on Pexels Surreal abstract composition of pink and grey waves. Photo by Landiva Weber on Pexels Studio portrait against a saturated backdrop. Photo by frank minjarez on Pexels Black and white field of grass bending in wind. Photo by Atish Kumar Ravi on Pexels Framed works arranged along a plaster gallery wall. Photo by Eric Prouzet on Pexels

With Tessera you can begin to build worlds that carry a very particular point of view. The model lets you fix the look, the light and the temperature of a place before you have written a single shot list.

Below are a few of the example worlds Tessera can hold.

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Chiaroscuro

Chiaroscuro rebuilds digital portraiture out of the grammar of mid-century cinema, where every frame carries a deliberate compositional signature. Subjects arrive out of arranged pools of light and deep, unhurried shadow.

Close-up cinematic portrait with dramatic side lighting. Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels
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