Sole Studio Knowledge Base
Tutorials, how-tos, and reference articles for the AI shoe design workflow. Browse by category below or use the sidebar to jump to a specific topic.
Getting Started
- Welcome to Sole Studio
What Sole Studio is and how it speeds up your footwear design workflow.
- Boards and projects
Create design boards and organize related work into projects within your workspace.
- Library
Save your favorite colors, materials, and references once, then reuse them across boards in your workspace.
- Collections
How to curate and organize your best shoe designs into shareable collections.
- Team Features
How your team shares projects, boards, swatches, designs, and feedback within your workspace.
- The Canvas
How to navigate the canvas, add marks, comment, and work with frames.
AI Tools
- AI Prompting & Generation
How to use AI to generate outlines, style designs, and create photorealistic renders with the settings you need.
- Recoloring & Materials
How to apply colors, materials, and textures to your shoe designs.
- Fusion
How to combine elements from two shoe designs into a single new concept.
- Auto Layout
How to adjust backgrounds, padding, and dimensions for consistent shoe presentations.
- Rotate
Generate new angles of any design, plus background removal.
Guides
- How to Make Shoe Colorways Without Physical Sampling
A step-by-step guide to exploring footwear colorways digitally so you order fewer physical samples and decide faster.
- The Best AI Tools for Footwear Designers
A practical, honest guide to the AI and digital tools footwear designers use, and which one fits each stage of the shoe design process.