Canvas guide

Image

Creating one image from a prompt, with optional visual references.

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Use it for: Creating one image from a prompt, with optional visual references.

What it can do: Generate from text alone, transform an existing image, use an uploaded/library image as a reference, or combine several references when the selected model supports them.

Inputs: Connected text plus the local prompt; compatible image references from Image, media assets, Character, Upscale, or Remove Background.

Output: One generated image. Wait for generation and image loading to finish before using it downstream.

Try it: Add Image, enter the courier prompt, select model/output settings, check the displayed Gems, and generate. Inspect the image before continuing.

Image input examples

TaskHow to set it up
Text to imageWrite in Image directly, or connect Text to its prompt
Image to imageConnect a completed Image to another Image; describe the change
Asset referenceUse Image to image to choose an owned library image or upload
Multiple referencesConnect two ready image sources; name their roles in the prompt

For the multiple-reference example, use a character portrait and a harbor background: “Place the character from the first reference on the street in the second reference. Keep the yellow raincoat.” Check reference thumbnails and order before generating. Reference fidelity varies with the model and prompt.

Image output examples

The same image can supply another Image, Video, Text, Upscale, Remove Background, Script, Storyboard, or Motion Video. See Image outputs for the three most useful branches.

Remember: Reference counts and settings vary by model. Changing models can make existing inputs unsupported. Canvas image nodes create one image per run.

Watch the setup

These short demos show setup or existing results. Generation and analysis are started separately after you review the inputs and displayed price or allowance.

Write a prompt and choose settings

Write a prompt and choose image settings. Setup only; no generation. Open video ↗

Use Text as the prompt

Connect Text to Image. Setup only; no generation. Open video ↗

Use a finished image as a reference

Connect a finished Image to another Image. Existing completed image; setup only. Open video ↗

Use a library asset as a reference

Use an existing image as a reference. Existing library image; setup only. Open video ↗

Combine multiple image references

Connect multiple images to one Image node. Existing images; setup only. Open video ↗