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The Canvas is where you take your 2D generations to the next level — editing and building on them with precision. It's built for hands-on editing and creative control, combining traditional art tools with AI-powered enhancements. Whether you're sketching a new idea, making detailed changes to a generation, or combining multiple assets, the Canvas gives you a flexible space to work visually, layer by layer.

Just like a familiar image editor, but integrated directly into your AI-powered workflow.

Use traditional tools with AI generation

Paint, erase, mask, crop, and more — the Canvas includes essential tools like:

Work non-destructively with layers

Use the Layers Panel to keep your edits clean and flexible. Just like Photoshop, each layer can be adjusted independently — making it easy to try new things without losing your work.

Export for post-production

Once your Canvas project is ready, export it as a layered PSD for seamless use in Adobe Photoshop — perfect for final polishing, animation prep, or studio handoff.

Forge directly onto the canvas

Use any selection tool — lasso, marquee, or object select — to define areas for AI to regenerate. Great for making targeted changes to part of your image or adding new details to a specific zone.

Use custom styles + style weight controls

Apply your own trained styles or use default/exploration styles. If supported, adjust Style Weight to control how closely the generation sticks to the style or takes creative liberties.

Adjust and manage generated layers

Once you've forged something new, you can adjust its position, size, alignment, or reprocess it using upscale or background removal options — all directly within the Canvas.

Canvas is ideal when you're in the mid-to-late creative phase — refining assets, layering elements, or editing a generation in a targeted, hands-on way. It's perfect for fine-tuning forged content, cleaning up details, combining multiple pieces into one image, or sketching out a new idea to develop further. Use it when you want full creative control while staying inside Layer's ecosystem — no need to export to another tool just to make a small change.