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  1. Canvas & Editing
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Text tool

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Part of the Canvas feature, feature, the text tool adds text to an image or a composition on the canvas. Depending on how you use the feature—by writing, remixing, etc.—it might be really useful to:

  1. Write formatted text the way you want, without any errors.

  2. Get a specific typography style.

  3. Replace/add text when it is not possible to do so via a prompt.

  4. Add text in Ideogram rather than having to switch to another third-party app.

  5. And more...

Writing text

  1. While in Canvas, click the Text tool icon in the left-side panel.

  1. Click on the canvas to place the text at that position. A text box will then be placed on the canvas with a placeholder text already selected.

  1. Type in the text you want to write.

Text options

When the text box is selected you get access to different options in the right-side panel.

These options will enable you to:

  • Select the font you want from a pop-up menu.

  • Adjust the size of the text.

  • Choose the font weight if different weights are available.

  • Apply bold and italic text formatting.

  • Align the text.

  • Choose or change the color of the text.

  • Arrange the text box relative to other elements: Bring to front/forward, Send to back/backward.

Most of these options can be applied to the whole text box at once or to specific words or letters.

Example

Of course, it would be easy to add text to an image using the Text tool. However, let’s explore a way to use it more creatively.

  1. Generate or upload an image in Canvas. It’s important to have either the prompt used to generate the image or to run the Describe function on an uploaded image to get a suitable starting prompt.

  1. With the Type tool, write the text you want to appear. Choose your preferred font and adjust the size and color to your liking.

  1. Use the Remix tool and adjust the generation window exactly over the originale image and text.

Here are the settings used to create the two images below:

Prompt: A photo of a plain, dull dark blue baseball cap. The text: "Baseball" is embroidered in tan color on the front. The cap is placed on a wooden surface. The background is clean and neutral. Image weight: 60-70/100 (your value may vary) Style: General Magic Prompt: Off Color: Auto

Because this technique uses Remix, the generated image is expected to be slightly different from the original. However, it has the advantage of maintaining a font style very similar to the original without requiring a detailed description. Additionally, it realistically makes the design appear embroidered on the baseball cap.

Example of different colors and font weight applied on text.