Treat empty space as a layout decision. Identify what the reference leaves room for and how the subject balances that space. You can learn from the relationship without reproducing another advertisement's distinctive art, slogan or brand identity.
Map the occupied and reserved areas
Analyze an authorized reference with Imagild's reverse-prompt tool. Note where the main subject sits, which area remains visually quiet, and whether the background supports dark or light text. Describe those relationships in plain language rather than inventing exact production coordinates.
Ask what will occupy the space in your own design: a short headline, a product name or a longer explanation. A layout suitable for three words may not support a paragraph. The image brief must reflect your actual copy length.
Recompose around your own message
A fictional lamp advertisement places the lamp low on one side and reserves a quiet wall for the headline. The new brief can retain this functional balance while changing the setting, palette, subject and original message. It should not ask for a pixel-level recreation of the reference.
Create supporting artwork with an appropriate available Skill. Add exact text in a layout editor. If generated texture enters the reserved area, reduce that distraction or choose another image rather than making the headline unreadably small.
Test both formats
Check the actual titled design at desktop and phone sizes. For a vertical version, recompose the subject and text instead of assuming a horizontal crop preserves the hierarchy. A successful empty area in one aspect ratio can disappear in another.
Keep the original message and a text-free artwork master. Record which reference decisions were studied, not a claim that the original prompt was recovered. The goal is an independent layout that solves the same communication problem.