Sometimes the easiest way to communicate what you want is to show it. RebelSites accepts both image uploads and existing-site URLs as input, and using them well can shortcut a lot of back-and-forth. The two image features in the product do different things, so it is worth understanding which one to reach for and when.
If you have a current website, paste its URL into the Have an existing site field below the prompt box on the home screen. RebelSites visits the URL and analyzes the content, layout structure, brand colors, fonts, photography style, and any visible business details. The new build then uses what it found as a starting point: similar palette, similar typographic feel, similar tone, and the same business facts you already have published.
This is the right starting point for any redesign. Even if you want a substantially different look, importing first means you do not have to retype your services, address, or differentiators, and you keep visual continuity with what your customers already recognize.
You can drag and drop images onto the chat input or use the upload button next to the send button. These attachments are used as visual references that guide the AI's design decisions on layout, mood, palette, and photography style. They are not placed onto the site as actual images. Image attachments are currently in beta, so the AI uses them as creative direction rather than as something to copy pixel for pixel.
Useful things to attach include screenshots of sites whose look you admire and photos that capture the feel you want, like warm and rustic, clean and modern, or dark and dramatic. Less useful are heavily annotated mockups or wireframes, since the AI handles natural language descriptions of layout better than diagrams.
If you want a specific image of yours to actually appear on the published site, that is a different flow. Right-click the image you want to replace directly in the preview and choose to upload a new one from the menu. The AI swaps it in place without touching the surrounding layout, so you can replace any generated photo with your own without worrying about breaking anything else. This is the only way to put a specific image of your own onto the site.
If you know your brand colors, mention the hex codes in your prompt, like "use #1a3a5e as the primary color and #f5e6d3 as the accent." If you have a specific font in mind and you know it is on Google Fonts, mention it by name. The AI will pick something close if it cannot use the exact font, and you can refine the choice through edits.
Sometimes a reference site or a chat-attached image steers the build too literally and the result feels like a copy of the source. If that happens, ask in chat for a specific departure, like keeping the warm color palette but using a more spacious layout, or using the same font feel but a completely different homepage structure. The AI is comfortable with those mixed instructions, and it usually only takes one or two edits to find a balance you like.
