> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.adstellar.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Canvas Overview

> Your central workspace for creating AI-powered image ads, video ads, and UGC avatar videos.

The Canvas is where all ad creation happens in AdStellar. From here, you can generate image ads, video ads, and UGC avatar videos — all powered by AI.

## How It Works

When you generate a creative in the Canvas, AdStellar automatically saves it to a **Project** — a folder that keeps all your generated assets organized. From there, you can refine your images using the built-in AI editor, resize them for different placements, and iterate until they're ready. Once you're happy with your creatives, you can move them to your **Media Library** and use them to launch ads directly through AdStellar's campaign launcher.

In short: **Generate → Refine in your Project → Launch as ads.** The Canvas is the starting point, and everything flows from there.

## Getting to the Canvas

Click **Canvas** in the left sidebar. You'll see tabs for each type of creative you can make:

* **Image Ads** — Generate static image ads using AI
* **Video Ads** — Create video ads from a product page, clone a competitor ad, browse templates, or create UGC avatar videos
* **Video Editor** — Trim, caption, and polish any video, and add AI voiceovers or sound effects

## What You Can Create

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Image Ads" icon="image" href="/guides/create/image-ads">
    Generate ad images from a product URL, reference image, competitor ad, or with an AI actor.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Video Ads" icon="video" href="/guides/create/video-ads">
    Create video ads from a product page, templates, or by cloning a competitor's video.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Clone a Video Ad" icon="clone" href="/guides/create/clone-video-ad">
    Upload any video ad and AI recreates it for your brand — competitor branding is automatically replaced.
  </Card>

  <Card title="UGC Avatar Videos" icon="user" href="/guides/create/ugc-avatar-videos">
    Generate realistic talking-head videos with AI avatars delivering your script.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Video Editor" icon="scissors" href="/guides/create/video-editor">
    Trim, layer, caption, and polish any video with a built-in editor. Add AI voiceovers, sound effects, and auto captions.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Editing Generated Images

After generating image ads, you can refine them without starting over. Open any image from your project to access the chat-based editor — describe what you'd like to change and AI revises it. You can also resize images to different aspect ratios for various placements.

Learn more in the [image editing guide](/guides/create/image-ads#editing-generated-images).

## How Credits Work

Each generation uses AI credits, and the exact cost is always shown before you generate. Rough guide:

* **Image ads** — about 100 credits per image
* **Image edits and resizes** — about 100 credits each time a revision or resize is applied
* **Video ads** — from 2,800 credits (10s), scaling with duration and model
* **UGC avatar / talking videos** — video cost plus an automatic lip-sync pass for talking clips over 10 seconds

See [Plans & Credits](/billing/plans-credits#ai-credit-costs) for the full breakdown. Check your remaining credits anytime on your [Billing page](/billing/plans-credits).

## Supporting Features

The Canvas works best when paired with these tools:

* **[Products](/guides/create/products)** — Add your products so AI knows what to advertise
* **[Brand Kit](/guides/create/brand-kit)** — Set up your brand identity for on-brand creatives
* **[Projects](/guides/create/projects)** — Organize your generated creatives into folders
* **[Media Library](/guides/create/media-library)** — Store and manage all your creative assets