Start with Layers
Use the layer stack when the piece is one readable path: base, image or type, texture, finish, export.
Use when the order is bottom to top.Set the base, place image or type, add one texture pass, then export or save.
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Start with the job, then choose the shortest path: layers for a direct stack, nodes for branches, recipes when you want a working document first.
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Four paths.
When to use Nodes
Use nodes when parts of the artwork need separate paths before they become one output.
Use when one source feeds several paths.Start from a source, route the branches, merge them, then check the Export node.
Typography and fonts
Build type while the text remains editable: title, subtitle, label, credits, font choice, print finish.
Use when words carry the identity.Pick the type role, choose a font source, tune contrast, and package fonts only when licensed.
Export and packages
Choose the file by what must survive after the session: pixels, editable structure, image payloads, or font files.
Use when the project must travel.Export PNG for pixels, save documents for small work, package assets for handoff.
Model
One document, two ways to build.
Document
One serializable Artifact document stores global settings, layers, optional graph data, and export settings.
Layers
The fast path. Stack image, text, fill, emoji, noise, primitive, array, and effect layers directly.
Nodes
The deeper path. Route sources, effects, merge nodes, repeaters, color passes, and output targets as a graph over the same document.
Preview
Preview, node thumbnails, showcase tiles, and export use the same render path so the composition stays recognizable.
Export
Raster export downloads pixels. Project saves and packages preserve editable structure, assets, and font metadata according to the chosen file type.
Jobs
Pick the page by what you are making.
Album cover
Image or fill base, readable title, one texture bed, one finishing family, export at the target aspect.
Start with Photo Type Stack or Multi-Font Type Stack.Event poster
Large editable type, metadata labels, procedural texture, and print finish that survives resizing.
Start with Texture Type Stack, then tune typography first.Texture study
Use noise, array, halftone, scanlines, grain, and color passes to build a material system before adding type.
Start with Noise Poster Stack or a source node.Node composition
Keep image, primitive, type, and texture as branches, then merge them into one output without flattening the idea too early.
Start with Primitive Image Graph or Photo Type Graph.Typography system
Mix built-in, local, or Google fonts while keeping text editable and exports raster-safe.
Start with Multi-Font Type Stack.Project handoff
Choose document save, package, or package-with-fonts based on what another browser needs to reopen safely.
Use Project Files after the artwork works visually.Next
Open a recipe or jump to reference.
RecipesStart from a working graphMasked type, rotated tokens, warped lines, texture stacks, photo type, and print damage.ReferenceLook up a nodeInputs, outputs, controls, utility nodes, blend modes, project files, and troubleshooting.EditorStart blankOpen the editor with an empty canvas and add only the nodes or layers you need.