Use Canva and AI to put a bike riding panda on a mug

Canva now has generative images from stable diffusion build into it. This can speed up a lot of your work, let me give a quick demo.

Use Canva to generate an AI image

Canva is a graphic design platform that allows users to create visual content such as posters, infographics, social media graphics, and more using a drag-and-drop interface. You can now also use Canva to generate an image with AI and use it in a regular workflow.

Let me show you with an example. I will generate an image from text and then use smart mockup to transfer the image onto a mug.

What generative AI does Canva use?

Canva's AI image generator is based on a technology called Stable Diffusion, an open source text-to-image model that is capable of generating photo-realistic images for whatever you want to create a picture of. The app is part of Canva's design suite, so you do need a Canva account to use it.

If you are working with social media, presentations, or other visual tasks, I definitely recommend to check Canva out: