# Image

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

**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

| Task | How to set it up |
| --- | --- |
| Text to image | Write in Image directly, or connect Text to its prompt |
| Image to image | Connect a completed Image to another Image; describe the change |
| Asset reference | Use **Image to image** to choose an owned library image or upload |
| Multiple references | Connect 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](/docs/canvas/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.](https://docs-media.letsgen.app/canvas/image/image-settings/2026-10-07-7a75ad03d17c1eb4.png)

[Watch video: Write a prompt and choose image settings. Setup only; no generation.](https://docs-media.letsgen.app/canvas/image/image-settings/2026-10-07-c9834aa9ea47aa06.mp4)

#### Use Text as the prompt

![Connect Text to Image. Setup only; no generation.](https://docs-media.letsgen.app/canvas/connections/connect-existing/2026-10-07-a3883f0e4168f7ab.png)

[Watch video: Connect Text to Image. Setup only; no generation.](https://docs-media.letsgen.app/canvas/connections/connect-existing/2026-10-07-da7c980add3884b5.mp4)

#### Use a finished image as a reference

![Connect a finished Image to another Image. Existing completed image; setup only.](https://docs-media.letsgen.app/canvas/image/image-to-image/2026-10-07-0f8b642c327117e0.png)

[Watch video: Connect a finished Image to another Image. Existing completed image; setup only.](https://docs-media.letsgen.app/canvas/image/image-to-image/2026-10-07-68d766ea66d41174.mp4)

#### Use a library asset as a reference

![Use an existing image as a reference. Existing library image; setup only.](https://docs-media.letsgen.app/canvas/assets/asset-to-image/2026-10-07-8df7c1ea6d0c9a4e.png)

[Watch video: Use an existing image as a reference. Existing library image; setup only.](https://docs-media.letsgen.app/canvas/assets/asset-to-image/2026-10-07-a0506a65a4041574.mp4)

#### Combine multiple image references

![Connect multiple images to one Image node. Existing images; setup only.](https://docs-media.letsgen.app/canvas/image/images-to-image/2026-10-07-7fd556d49f159d62.png)

[Watch video: Connect multiple images to one Image node. Existing images; setup only.](https://docs-media.letsgen.app/canvas/image/images-to-image/2026-10-07-3399a7748d9f9c53.mp4)