How to edit with AI using Envato stock photos
Learn how to edit with AI on Envato stock photos, customizing images instantly by removing objects, changing backgrounds, and creating polished visuals without leaving the platform.
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Recent advances in AI have paved the way for a whole new world of design resources, unlocking exciting new solutions to designers’ everyday problems. Enter Envato’s app for Canva: enabling you to access Envato’s extensive library of premium photo and icon assets – plus generate your own icons using AI – all from within the Canva platform.
As AI and tech progress, Envato is committed to ensuring that our premium asset library is available to customers through their preferred platforms. With Canva increasing in popularity among Envato users over the past year, and many of our users now seeking assets from within Canva itself, we’re making it easier for our subscribers to access their premium assets without leaving the Canva editor.
Ready to integrate two powerhouse design platforms? Let’s explore Envato’s Canva App – from how to use and install it to its most exciting features.
Top Features of Envato’s New Canva App
1. Access the Envato’s Photo and Icon Libraries Within Canva
Want to import a photo from Envato to your Canva project? No need to leave the platform! Simply connect your Envato paid subscription for unlimited downloads to drag and drop premium photos and SVG icons (without watermarks) into your designs.
2. Find Envato Icons Quickly & Easily Within Canva
Our icon asset search enables Canva users to find and import high-res vector and SVG icons from Envato’s library of 1M+ icon assets in just a few clicks! There’s no need to look through packs – we’ve enabled the Canva app to search through individual icons.
3. Generate Icons with AI
Missing a lightning icon in a weather set? Use AI to create your own in over 30 trained styles! Create the perfect icon to suit your project, whether solid, line, 3D, or colorful. If you’re an Envato subscriber, you can try the AI icon generator today!
Once you have generated your new icon, choose the format from a range of variations: transparent background, SVG, or PNG. Once you’ve added the icon to your project, you can edit the colors within the Canva editor.
How to Install and Use Envato’s Canva App
Envato’s Canva App is hosted in the official Canva “apps marketplace,” much like Adobe Exchange for Envato’s Premiere Pro Extension and the WordPress plugin directory for the Envato WordPress Extension. Ensure you are signed into your paid Envato account for the smoothest flow.
Installing the Envato App
- Sign in to Canva, either your free or Pro account (The Envato app will work on both)
- From the homepage, navigate to Apps, or from within a project, see the left-hand side menu
- Search “Envato” and choose to use in an existing or new design
- Tap “Connect account” to connect your paid Envato subscription
- Tap “Connect” and a new browser window will open where you can follow the prompts
- Once connected, return to Canva. You can now search and select both photos and icons for your project.
Adding Envato Photos to Your Projects
If connected successfully, watermarks will be removed from your selected photos once they load in your design. These photos will then be added to your commercially licensed downloads in your Envato Account.
Generating Icons for Your Projects
- Navigate to the All or Icons tab and click the purple “Generate your own icon” button.
- Select from over 30 styles of icons
- Once you have selected your preferred style, enter the keyword into the search box
- Icons matching your selected style & keyword will be generated
- Clicking on an icon will open various options, including SVG, no background, or PNG variations
- Dragging the icon by clicking “insert icon into Canva” will add the icon to your project.
Try the Envato Canva App Today!
Keen to give it a go? Install Envato’s App now for free in the Canva App Marketplace. Visit the Envato help centre article for trouble shooting tips and to submit your feedback via the form.
