Could you turn that doorway into a portal to another world? Remix this street into a folktale illustration? Or layer different historical influences into a single image?Photograph architectural details, noting sensory elements. Select an AI image generation tool and develop prompts that describe the details and your artistic vision, such as a reimagined door or a surreal tile illustration. Generate images, experimenting with prompt variations. Refine and remix the generated art using editing tools, combining images or historical influences. Finally, use the refined AI art as a visual for a story, highlighting cultural influences and implied narratives. Hit the + within Padlet to share your creation.

You might generate an image that fuses past and future San Antonio. Or you might design a digital mural that celebrates convergence—a river of voices and memories flowing together. Remember, great prompts come from great observations. Visual literacy begins by asking: What do I see? What does it mean? And what do I want others to feel when they see it, too? Click the + button within Padlet to share what you have created.