AI Image Generator

AI Image Generation Inside a Whiteboard

Standalone AI image generators are powerful, but they live in isolation. You generate an image in one tab, download it, upload it to your design tool, position it, and repeat. That workflow fragments your creative process and eats time that should go toward ideation.

MyCanva takes a different approach. AI image generation is built directly into the whiteboard. You select a spot on the canvas, type a prompt, pick a model, and the image appears in place. There is no export step, no file management, no context switching. The board is both your creative workspace and your generation tool, unified into a single surface.

This matters whether you are assembling a mood board for a client presentation, storyboarding a video ad, or exploring visual concepts for a brand refresh. The faster you can go from idea to image, the more ideas you can explore — and the better your final output becomes.

Access 13+ Models Through One Interface

Different projects call for different visual styles. A product mockup needs photorealism. A children’s book illustration needs warmth and softness. A concept art piece needs dramatic lighting and detail. No single AI model excels at everything.

MyCanva connects to 13+ models through the OpenRouter API, giving you a diverse palette of AI capabilities from a single interface. You do not need separate accounts, separate credits, or separate workflows for each model. Browse the available options, pick the one that fits your brief, and generate. If the first result is not quite right, switch models and try again — all within the same board.

This flexibility is especially valuable for creative teams that work across multiple visual styles. A branding agency, for example, might use one model for realistic product shots and another for abstract background textures, all within the same project board.

Reference Images for Greater Creative Control

Text prompts alone can be ambiguous. Describing a specific shade of blue or a particular composition in words is hard, and the AI’s interpretation may not match your vision. Reference images solve this problem.

MyCanva lets you upload a reference image alongside your text prompt. The AI uses that image as a visual anchor — matching color palettes, compositions, textures, or stylistic qualities that would be difficult to articulate in text. This feature bridges the gap between what you see in your head and what the model produces.

Practical applications are broad. A fashion designer can upload a fabric swatch and prompt the AI to generate garment concepts in that material. An architect can provide a site photo and ask for building visualizations that respect the existing environment. A game artist can supply concept sketches and generate higher-fidelity versions that stay true to the original style.

How Credits and Pricing Work

MyCanva uses a credit-based system that keeps pricing transparent. Every AI generation costs credits, and you always know your balance before you generate.

The free tier includes 5 credits per month — enough to test the feature and see how it fits your workflow. The Basic plan at $9 per month provides 150 credits, suitable for individuals who generate images regularly. The Pro plan at $23 per month includes 600 credits, designed for teams and heavy users who rely on AI generation throughout their creative process.

Because generation happens on the canvas, you waste fewer credits on images that end up unused. You can see immediately how a generated image fits alongside your other board content, decide if it works, and iterate if it does not — all without leaving the workspace.

From Prompt to Final Deliverable

The real power of an integrated AI image generator shows up at the end of a project. Instead of hunting through folders of downloaded images and remembering which prompt produced which result, everything lives on your board.

You can arrange generated images into mood boards for client review, place them into storyboard frames for production handoff, or embed them in visual briefs that the whole team can access. Collaborators with editor access can add their own generations, building on each other’s work in real time.

For teams that need to present work externally, MyCanva boards can be shared via public links or embedded in other platforms. The generated images, the annotations around them, and the overall visual story stay together as a cohesive artifact — not scattered across chat threads and cloud drives.

AI image generation is most useful when it is woven into the place where creative work actually happens. MyCanva puts it there, on the canvas, beside your notes, your sketches, and your team.