Leonardo AI - Realtime Canvas



Real-time Canvas of Leonardo.AI is a powerful tool that turns your drawings into amazing artwork almost instantly using the latest image transformation technology. It makes creating images feel as natural as painting on a digital canvas.

Real-time canvas gives you an easy and enjoyable way to interact with AI for art generation.

Real-time Canvas of Leonardo AI

Lets understand more about Real-time Canvas −

  • Real-Time Mode (For Premium Users Only) − In this mode, as you sketch, Realtime Canvas instantly transforms your drawing into detailed artwork.
  • Interactive Mode − In this mode, the canvas waits until you are done with actions like dragging or clicking before transforming your sketch into a detailed image.
  • Realtime Generation − It allows you to quickly add extra elements to your image without drawing them yourself.
  • Refinement & Personalization − You can use the Alchemy Upscaler to improve the quality of your image. The refined image is automatically saved to your Personal Feed for easy access. Choose between two options: Normal or Creative for refining.
  • Style Presets − It allows you to try different art styles to change the look of your sketch.
  • Efficient UI − You got the split-screen layout which lets you easily upload images and work with precision.
  • Inpaint Mode − This mode allows you to make small edits to parts of your image without changing the whole thing.

Benefits of Using Real-time Canvas

Some of the benefits of using Realtime Canvas in Leonardo.AI are listed below −

  • Boost Creativity − Realtime Canvas gives you complete creative control. It lets you quickly turn your ideas into visual art.
  • Better Color Control − With realtime canvas, it is easy to control the colors in your image. Keep the Creativity Strength lower if you want more closely the image will follow your sketch.
  • Fast Ideas − It helps user to quickly turn rough sketches into detailed artwork. You can also add a prompt for more accuracy, or let the AI interpret your sketch without one.
  • Edit Images − You can keep refining your artwork by sketching over the generated image or upload your own image to start editing.

How to Use Real-time Canvas?

In this section, let's understand step-by-step how to use real-time canvas in Leonardo AI −

Step 1: Launch Real-time Canvas

To launch real-time canvas, go to the main page under AI tools in the left sidebar, and click Real-time Canvas.

Step 2: Start Drawing on the Real-time Canvas

Now, select the brush tool, pick any color and start drawing. You can also upload an existing image to start with. If you want to draw something specific, you can enter a prompt. The Real-time Canvas updates the output in real time.

Start Drawing on the Real-time Canvas

Step 3: Save the Output

Once done with drawing, you can save the result. Press the Upscale Image button and it will generate a refined, larger version of the result.

Upscale Image

You can also download the image by clicking on the download button on the top right corner.

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