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How to Go from a Fashion Moodboard to Colorways and Pack Shots in Enterall

How a fashion moodboard can become colorways, packshot-style images and a brief in Enterall, step by step, with what to check at each stage.

Alex, CTO
How to Go from a Fashion Moodboard to Colorways and Pack Shots in Enterall

A moodboard only becomes useful when it leads somewhere. For a fashion or apparel designer, that usually means colorways to choose from, material options to test, a technical drawing the factory can work from, and clear product images. Enterall describes itself on its home page as "The visual workspace for apparel and fashion teams", with AI image tools working on a shared board. This guide follows the workflow from a first moodboard to a packshot-style image and a brief, as Enterall describes the product, and adds practical advice on organizing a board and checking AI results.

What are the key takeaways?

  • Enterall is a visual workspace for apparel and fashion teams, built around boards that hold references, sketches, color palettes and notes.
  • Its AI image tools can turn sketches into rendered concepts, explore colorways, change materials, combine references and create packshot-style images.
  • Changes are described in plain language in the browser, and no AI experience is required according to Enterall.
  • Collaborators can be invited to work in real time, or a share link can be set to view or edit.
  • A connected assistant such as ChatGPT, Codex or Claude can create a brief document from board references through Enterall's MCP connection.
  • The Free plan costs 0 DKK and includes 200 credits, once; AI results should be reviewed before anyone relies on them commercially.

What is Enterall and who is it for?

Enterall is a visual workspace for fashion and apparel designers, from independent creatives to teams. You bring references, sketches, color palettes and notes together on a board, then develop and visualize ideas with AI image tools. That is the description on Enterall's own home page, and its About page adds that Enterall is a collaborative visual board for organizing ideas, images and workflows.

The home page headline is "From sketch to tech pack." and the line under it reads "Colourways, scenes and fits, without a sample round." Both are Enterall's own wording, so treat them as the company's description of what it is aiming at, not as a measured result. Whether a digital exploration can replace a physical sample round depends on your product, your factory and how closely the rendered image matches what you want made.

The unit of work is the board. The getting-started guide says to create a board for a project, then collect images, add text and documents, and arrange references on the canvas. Collaborators can be invited when you are ready. A connected AI assistant can also find, organize and develop your work, which is covered further down.

How do you set up a board from a moodboard?

Create one board for the project, upload your references, add your color palettes and notes, and arrange everything so the direction is readable at a glance. Enterall says you can upload your own sketches, product photos and reference images and use them as the starting point for your work.

1. Create a board for the project

Open Enterall in the browser and create a board for the collection, capsule or campaign you are working on. Enterall's getting-started guide says to create a board for a project. One board per project keeps the references, the generated variations and your notes in one place.

2. Upload your own references

Upload sketches, product photos and reference images to the board. Enterall states that you keep your rights to the images you upload. Use your own material wherever you can, because the AI tools work from the starting point you give them.

3. Add color palettes and notes

Put your color palettes and written notes next to the images. Enterall describes the board as the place where references, sketches, color palettes and notes come together, so write down the intent, such as the season mood or the customer, while it is fresh.

4. Arrange the references so the direction is clear

Arrange the images on the canvas by theme, for example silhouette, fabric, color and finish. A board that a colleague understands without a briefing is far easier to build on, and it is also what any collaborator or connected assistant will see.

A few habits make boards easier to use later. Name groups of images clearly, keep sources of inspiration separate from your own work, and write the decision beside the image when you choose between options. None of this depends on a special feature. It simply keeps the board readable when the number of images grows.

How do you explore colorways and materials?

Add a reference or sketch to the board, then describe in plain language what you want to create or change, such as trying a new color or changing a fabric. Enterall's home page says its AI tools can explore colorways, change materials and combine references, and that you do not need AI experience or special software.

1. Choose the starting image

Pick the sketch, product photo or reference you want to develop. A clear starting image gives the AI tools something specific to work from, so choose the one that already has the silhouette you like.

2. Describe one change in plain language

Write what you want in everyday words. Enterall's own examples are trying a new color or changing a fabric. Asking for one change at a time makes it easier to see which instruction produced which result.

3. Explore colorways

Ask for color variations on the same garment. Use the palette on your board as the reference for the colors you name, so the options stay inside the direction you set.

4. Change the material

Try a different fabric on the same shape and compare how the garment reads. Enterall lists changing materials among the things its AI tools can do.

5. Combine references

Enterall says you can combine references. This is useful when one image holds the silhouette you like and another holds the texture or print you want to test.

6. Edit an existing image to develop a detail

Enterall also lets you edit an existing image to develop a specific detail or try another direction, so you can refine a promising result rather than starting over.

Credits are spent on this kind of AI work. Enterall says how many you use depends on the tool and the output you choose, so it is worth exploring in short rounds and keeping the variations that are close to what you want. The plans and credits are described further down.

How does the sketch-to-pack-shot workflow run?

Enterall's home page lays the workflow out in six steps: bring a sketch to life, change color and material, refine the length and details, create a tech pack, see it on a model, and create the packshot. Below, each stage is explained by what it is for and what to check yourself.

What are the six steps on the home page?

  • Bring a sketch to life: turn a sketch into a rendered concept.
  • Change color and material: explore colorways and try other fabrics.
  • Refine the length and details: edit an existing image to develop a specific detail.
  • Create a tech pack: the fourth step named on the home page.
  • See it on a model: the fifth step named on the home page.
  • Create the packshot: produce packshot-style images.

The first stages are described in more detail in Enterall's FAQ: turn sketches into rendered concepts, explore colorways, change materials, combine references, build outfits and create packshot-style images. If your starting point is a hand sketch, scan or photograph it and upload it to the board, and judge the rendered concept against the proportions you drew.

The tech pack is the stage to examine most carefully. The home page names "Create a tech pack" as a step and uses "From sketch to tech pack." as its headline. Enterall's own guidance for its AI tools is to use a result as creative direction, not as an unverified production specification. So before you plan production around a tech pack, check it against your factory's template: measurements, materials and construction detail are yours to confirm.

For the last two stages, check how the garment looks on the model and in the packshot-style image against your sample or your sketch. Look at the neckline, length, seams, trims and color, and remember that Enterall's terms say AI results may contain errors and may resemble other outputs. You can download the images from your board for use in your wider design workflow.

Can you draft a campaign brief from a board?

Yes, through Enterall's MCP connection. Enterall's documentation says a compatible assistant, such as ChatGPT, Codex or Claude, can use Enterall's tools with your permission, including creating documents from what is on your boards. One of the example workflows on the MCP page is to create a creative brief document from board references, reviewing the proposed content before it is applied.

1. Connect your assistant

Add Enterall's MCP server in your assistant. The documentation gives the server address as https://mcp.enterall.co/mcp and says sign-in happens on Enterall with OAuth, so you do not share your password with the assistant. A free Enterall account is required.

2. Check the permissions you grant

Read the permissions before you approve. The documentation says reading covers boards and documents your account can access, and that write permissions let supported operations create, update or remove content. Grant only what the task needs.

3. Ask for the brief in your own words

Ask the assistant to build a brief from the references on a named board: the audience, the mood, the key looks and the deliverables you want listed. The more of that you have already written on the board, the more the assistant has to work from.

4. Review the proposed content before it is applied

The documentation describes document plans that are prepared first and then applied, and the example workflow says to review the proposed content before it is applied. Read the plan and correct anything that does not match your intent.

5. Edit the document yourself

Treat the result as a first draft. Check every statement of fact, such as dates, product details and claims about materials, because the brief is only as accurate as what you confirm.

6. Revoke the connection when you no longer need it

The documentation says you stop access by revoking the connection in Enterall Settings, under Connected apps. It also notes that removing the connector inside your assistant does not revoke it.

Enterall also describes documents, tables, calendars and presentations that connect to board material, so a brief, a deliverables table, a schedule and a review presentation can sit next to the references they came from. Also note that the documentation says tool requests and results can include board content, document text, images, comments and collaborator information, and that AI features send relevant text and images to the AI providers needed for the request.

How does collaboration and sharing work?

You can invite collaborators to work together in real time, or enable a share link for a board. Enterall says sharing settings let you choose whether people with the link can view or edit it. The home page also says you can keep your ideas together in Enterall and share the board with your team for feedback.

What should you decide before sharing a board?

  • Who needs to edit the board and who only needs to look at it.
  • Whether a share link set to view is enough for a client or a supplier.
  • Which references on the board you are allowed to share with people outside your team.
  • Whether the board contains unreleased designs that should not leave the team.

Enterall's terms give a useful warning here. They say that content made available to collaborators, public viewers or connected applications may be received or copied by those recipients, and that removing access prevents future access but does not remove copies already held. So choose sharing settings carefully, and prefer view access for anyone who only needs to review.

On feedback, Enterall describes comments in context as part of its collaboration, and the MCP documentation says a connected assistant can add comments to board shapes. For a formal sign-off, agree a simple routine, for example one person who records the decision beside the chosen image on the board.

What do the plans and credits cost?

Enterall's pricing page shows prices in DKK, with USD and EUR also available. The Free plan costs 0 DKK and includes 200 credits, once, with no payment needed. Starter costs 150 DKK per month and includes 1,000 credits a month. Pro costs 500 DKK per month and includes 6,000 credits a month. Enterprise is custom, with credits set for your team.

Credits power the AI work. As an approximate guide, the pricing page says that spending a plan's full credits on standard images gives about 18 on Free, about 90 on Starter and about 545 on Pro, and that actual use varies. Starter and Pro renew monthly, and unused credits do not roll over. The page also says VAT is not currently charged and that your currency and exact amount are confirmed before payment. Prices can change, so check the pricing page before you decide.

Enterall's documentation adds that the MCP connection and the board, canvas, document and collaboration tools are free, while image generation and editing consume credits. In practice, a team that mostly collects references and writes documents will use few credits, while a team that generates many image variations will use more.

What happens to your images, and what do the terms say?

Enterall says you keep your rights to the images you upload and that it does not claim ownership of your generated images. On its home page it also says: "We don’t use your images to train AI models, and our AI providers don’t train on them by default." Your obligations are in the terms of service, which say you must have the rights and permissions needed to upload, process and share content, including images of other people and third-party designs.

The terms also set the limits on AI output. They say AI results may contain errors, may resemble other outputs, and do not guarantee accuracy, exclusivity or suitability for a particular use, and that you should review results before relying on them or using them commercially. For a fashion team, that means you should not treat a generated design as cleared for production or protected from similar designs without your own checks.

On privacy, Enterall's site says analytics cookies from Google Analytics and PostHog are optional and include session replay, that text and inputs are masked, that board images may be visible, and that there is no advertising. The terms say relevant content is sent to AI providers to perform the operations you request, and Enterall's About page says it does not sell personal data. If your boards hold sensitive unreleased work, read the privacy policy and the legal and security overview before you upload it.

How should you review AI results before using them?

Review each result against your own brief, your sketch and, where you have one, a physical swatch or sample, and approve it only when a person has checked it. Enterall's terms ask for exactly this, and it is also sound practice for any generated image.

What can you check in a generated image?

  • Proportions and length against the sketch you uploaded.
  • Neckline, closures, pockets, seams and trims, because small details deserve a close look in any generated image.
  • Color against a physical swatch or your palette, since a screen is not a fabric.
  • Whether the material shown matches the fabric you can actually source.
  • Anything in the image that looks like another brand's design or logo, which you should not use.

Keep a short record on the board of which variation you chose and why. It helps the next person who opens the board, and it makes it clear which images are exploration and which are decisions. If you share results outside the team, label exploration images as concepts so nobody mistakes them for approved product.

Is Enterall the right fit for your team?

It is a good fit if you want references, AI image exploration and collaboration in one browser-based workspace for fashion or apparel work. To decide, test it with the free credits on a real piece of work from your next collection.

Enterall does not present itself as the right choice for every job. It is not meant to be a generic task manager or only an image generator. A very large template library, specialized professional design-file editing or a project-management system built around dependencies and resource allocation are jobs other products may do better, and many teams will keep those tools next to Enterall boards.

Ask these questions during the trial. Does the tech pack output contain what your factory needs? Do the generated images keep your proportions and details? Can the people who need to review the work do so with a share link? Does the credit allowance cover the number of variations you normally explore?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers to the questions fashion designers ask most often before trying Enterall.

Who is Enterall for?

According to its home page, Enterall is a visual workspace for fashion and apparel designers, from independent creatives to teams.

Can I try it without paying?

Yes. An account can be created without a credit card, and the Free plan includes 200 credits, once, for trying the AI tools with your own ideas.

Do I need AI experience or special software?

No. Enterall says no AI experience is required and that you can get started in your browser by adding a reference or sketch and describing what you want in plain language.

Can I use my own sketches and reference images?

Yes. Enterall says you can upload sketches, product photos and reference images to a board and use them as the starting point for your work.

Are my images used to train AI models?

According to its home page, uploaded images are not used to train AI models, and its AI providers do not train on them by default.

Can clients or suppliers see a board?

A board can be shared with collaborators or through a share link, and the sharing settings let you choose whether people with the link can view or edit it.

Create a free account at enterall.co (no credit card needed) and try a board with your next collection's references.

What are the sources?

Every statement about Enterall in this article comes from Enterall's own public pages and documents. Prices and features can change, so check the pages before you decide.

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