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Sketch to Scientific Figure
Upload a hand-drawn layout, whiteboard photo, or rough digital sketch. PaperFig helps preserve your intended sequence while developing a more readable research figure draft.
Upload your rough sketch
Use a photo or image of the layout you want to develop. Arrows, panel order, and short labels are useful signals.
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A rough layout can communicate sequence and emphasis before visual details are added. Use these examples as starting points, not as evidence.
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A notebook drawing, whiteboard photo, or early slide can be enough if the main sequence is visible.
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Tell PaperFig which panels, arrows, labels, or causal relationships are essential to your scientific story.
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Continue to /create, inspect the composition, and correct the scientific language before sharing the figure.
Start with a rough layout when sequence, panel order, or a causal relationship is already clear in your notes.
Develop a hand-drawn overview into a figure that helps a viewer follow the main research story quickly.
Plan panels for a mechanism, workflow, or treatment process before polishing the visual details.
Share an early structure with collaborators and settle the reading order before spending time on styling.
Map inputs, interventions, analysis steps, and expected outcomes when the diagram starts as boxes and arrows.
The rough sketch contributes structure and intent while your prompt explains the scientific relationships that matter.
Use a notebook drawing, whiteboard photo, or early slide as the starting image.
Call out the order of panels and the transitions that readers must understand.
Describe which arrows, labels, and causal links are essential to preserve in the draft.
Focus on the scientific structure first; the starting sketch does not need to look presentation-ready.
Make the reading order obvious and use one arrow for each important relationship. You do not need polished drawing skills; you do need to explain what each panel is meant to prove or communicate.
PaperFig can develop the composition implied by your sketch, but it cannot decide whether the mechanism is experimentally correct. Confirm panel claims, arrows, labels, and omitted controls with your research team.
Yes. A clear photo of a notebook page or whiteboard can be used as the starting image, especially when the panel sequence and arrows are visible.
Include the structure and relationships that matter most. Short labels and a prompt explaining the intended conclusion help more than decorative detail.
The sketch is a structural reference, not a pixel-locked template. Review the first draft and refine the layout in the workspace.
No first draft should be accepted without review. Check the science, labels, panel order, permissions, and journal specifications before publication.
Upload the layout to create an AI scientific figure draft, then refine the panel order and labels in the PaperFig workspace.
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