A revision should name the exact image or version, list requested changes, list what must stay, and end with a clearly labeled review state. Approving a visual direction closes only that visual checkpoint; price, timing, materials, dimensions, rights, feasibility, and production remain separate.

A bounded revision-and-approval model that ties each request to an exact visual version, records changes and preserved details, and keeps image approval separate from quote and production authorization.

What this guide covers

Select one exact direction and state the current review question.
Request specific changes while preserving the details that should not move.
Approve a named stage only after its version, scope, open questions, and next step are visible.

What a revision checkpoint should contain

The checkpoint is useful only when a later reviewer can tell exactly what changed and what the decision allowed.

Exact version

Use one selected image or version identifier, its date, and a visible preview so the discussion cannot drift to another direction.

Change list

Describe each requested adjustment by location and attribute: shape, scale, placement, color direction, setting family, surface, or proportion.

Preserve list

State the details that must remain unchanged, including selected stone direction, silhouette, meaningful element, and any approved wording.

Decision state

Label the version awaiting review, revise again, visually approved, or moved to a separate quote or technical-review stage.

Move one version through a controlled review

Keep each approval narrow enough that it does not silently authorize unresolved commercial or manufacturing decisions.

1 — Freeze the comparison point
Select the exact current direction, summarize its known assumptions, and attach only references whose rights and privacy status are understood.
2 — Mark changes visibly
Use numbered notes or another unambiguous location method, then pair each note with a plain-language requested change.
3 — Review the revised direction
Confirm that requested changes appeared, protected details stayed, and no unintended new feature or unsupported claim was introduced.
4 — Record the narrow approval
Name the approved version, approver, date, open questions, and the next review—such as material, feasibility, quote, or terms.

This page does not continue or approve a live design

Definition version 2026-07-19
This local policy candidate does not save a revision, submit a note, accept a project, approve rights, confirm materials or construction, generate a quote, promise timing, or authorize production. Current project records and human review control every live decision.

Revision-and-approval questions

Does approving an image approve the finished piece?

No. It can approve a visual direction only. Specifications, actual stones and materials, dimensions, engineering, rights, price, timing, terms, and production need separate review.

What if a revision fixes one detail but changes another?

Keep the version in review, identify both outcomes, restore the preserve list, and request a new labeled revision. Do not approve by implication.

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