# Tone

> Write a tone once, such as cinematic, cheerful or dark and moody, and connect it to the Look input of image and video nodes, which add it to their prompt.

Source: https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/settings/tone

The **Tone** node holds a short description of the tone you want, such as `cinematic`, `cheerful` or `dark and moody`. Connect it to the **Look** input of image and video nodes, and each one adds the tone to the end of its prompt when it runs. One Tone node can feed many nodes, so a whole project shares the same tone without repeating the words in every prompt.

- Found in: Models › Generation Settings
- Output: text
- API type: `tone`

## When to use it
- Give every image and video of a storyboard the same tone.
- Try the same scenes in another tone by changing one node.
- Add your own words to many prompts at once, when no picker in the catalog says what you want.

## Quick start
### Add the node

Press Tab on the canvas and choose **Models › Generation Settings › Tone**.

### Write the tone

In the settings panel, type the **Tone**, for example `warm, nostalgic, golden-hour lighting`.

### Connect it

Connect the Tone node to the **Look** input of [Generate Image](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/image/generate-image) or [Generate Video](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/video/generate-video). One Tone node can feed as many nodes as you like.

### Run the connected nodes

Each connected node adds the tone to the end of its prompt when it runs.

Workflow: One Tone node, wired into the Look input of two image nodes, gives both scenes the same dark and moody tone.

- Text → Generate Image (prompt)
- Text → Generate Image (prompt)
- Tone → Generate Image (look)
- Tone → Generate Image (look)

## Settings
| Setting | What it does |
| --- | --- |
| **Tone** | Free text that describes the tone, for example `dramatic`, `playful` or `corporate professional`. Empty by default. |

The node has no **Prompt hint** toggle. Its text is added exactly as written.

## What it connects to

| Node | Input | What happens |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Generate Image](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/image/generate-image) | **Look** | The tone is added to the end of the prompt, like the wording of a picker. |
| [Generate Video](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/video/generate-video) | **Look** | The same, for the video prompt. |
| [Camera Motion](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/creative-controls/camera-motion) and [Transition](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/creative-controls/transition) | **Start state** or **End state** | The tone becomes part of the sentence that describes the start or the end of the move. |

The tone is skipped when the prompt already names the Tone node as a [prompt variable](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/prompt-variables), such as `{Tone}`, so the words are not added twice.

For [Generate Script](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/video/generate-script), type the tone in the script's own **Tone** setting. The other [Generation Settings](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/settings) nodes cannot be wired into generation nodes.

## Tips
- **Be specific.** A short phrase with detail, such as `warm, nostalgic, golden-hour lighting`, works better than one word.
- **Use one Tone node per project.** Connect it to every image and video node that should share the tone.
- **Use pickers for tested wording.** For a catalog mood, use the [Mood](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/creative-controls/mood) picker, and keep Tone for your own words.

## Frequently asked questions

### How do I use the Tone node with Generate Image?

Connect the Tone node to the Look input of Generate Image or Generate Video. The tone text is added to the end of the prompt when the node runs.

### Can Tone set the tone of Generate Script?

No. Type the tone in the Tone setting of Generate Script itself. A Tone node wired into the script does not change what it writes.

### How should I write a tone?

Keep it short but specific. "Warm, nostalgic, golden-hour lighting" gives a model more to work with than the single word "warm".

### What is the difference between Tone and the Mood picker?

Mood adds tested wording from a catalog of 51 moods. Tone adds your own words exactly as you write them.

### Does the Tone node cost credits?

No. It only holds text and never runs a model. You pay for the nodes that use it.