Generate 4k images and vectors with AI

Type what’s in your head and watch it materialize right in front of you (even in ultra HD). Then, refine in Affinity.

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From idea to editable design in seconds

Here’s how to quickly generate images and vectors that you can fine-tune in Affinity.

Step 1: Open Generate Image in Canva AI Studio

Choose Image or Vector output, pick your style (Photographic, Illustration, or Sketch), and set your aspect ratio.

Step 2: Type what you want to see

Describe the output you’re after. If you have one, add a reference image to guide the direction. Click Generate.

Step 3: Refine with Affinity’s pro tools

Your generation lands as an editable layer in the Layers Panel, ready for you to refine.

Explore ideas faster

Generate photorealistic images, illustrations, sketches, or editable vector artwork, moving from blank canvas to creative direction in a few quick steps.

Creative using Affinity Generate Image AI feature to create a photorealistic perfume bottle image from a text prompt.

Complete creative control

Every generation lands directly in your document, ready for you to take over. Edit images with Affinity's photo tools, refine vectors node by node, and shape the results into something uniquely yours.

Creative using Affinity Generate Vector AI feature to create and refine a hot dog mascot vector illustration.

Choose your model

AI quality options: Select from Nano Banana, SeeDream, and Leonardo Lucid Origin to find the model that works best for you.

Creative using Affinity Generate Image AI feature to choose an AI model for generating a fish illustration.

FAQs

  • Generate Image/Vector turns text prompts into high-quality raster images or editable vector artwork directly inside your Affinity workflow.

  • Photographic, Illustration, and Sketch (black and white or color).

  • Image output is pixel-based, great for photographic or illustrative results. Vector output generates fully editable artwork with paths and nodes you can adjust with Affinity’s vector tools.

  • Generate Image/Vector offers a choice of AI models that affect image quality, speed, and credit usage. Premium models, such as Leonardo Lucid Origin, provide reliable, general-purpose image generation and allow you to continue creating images after credits are exhausted, with a short delay between generations. Ultra models, including Nano Banana, SeeDream 4.5, and their higher-resolution variants, deliver faster performance, greater detail, improved visual consistency, and support for high-resolution or UHD outputs, making them ideal when image quality is the priority. You can learn more via our help center⁠(opens in a new tab or window).

  • Yes, Generate Image/Vector is a premium feature that can only be unlocked with a Canva premium plan⁠(opens in a new tab or window).

Prompt. Generate. Refine.