Ever wish you could take one rough idea and quickly turn it into a polished set of assets such as slides, social posts, or even a short video without bouncing between five different tools? In this class from the Gen AI App Series, we walk through Canva’s AI-powered Magic Studio and show what actually feels useful in real, day-to-day creative work.
Welcome to the Gen AI App Series, where each class delivers a fast, expert review designed to help you make informed decisions about the latest AI tools. In this installment, we focus on Canva’s visual AI capabilities and how they support rapid creative production for social and campaign content. You will follow a start-to-finish scenario, creating a high-end social post from scratch and refining it into a brand-appropriate, ready-to-publish asset.
Throughout the class, you will see what Canva does well, where it struggles, and how quickly you can move from concept to completion. We explore key questions like whether Canva can produce visuals that do not feel generic, how effective its resizing tools are across formats, how quickly credits are consumed when using advanced generation features, and where common failure points appear in real workflows.
What You’ll Learn
- How to generate a high-fidelity, photorealistic campaign image using Canva’s integrated AI tools.
- How to convert and resize square images into full-screen vertical Stories and Reels formats.
- How to separate a subject from a flat image and reposition it using Magic Grab.
- How to add new elements that match existing lighting and style with Magic Edit.
- How to apply motion with Magic Animate so your asset feels polished and platform-ready.
- How to evaluate when Canva’s AI workflow is strong enough to ship and when it needs a designer’s pass.
How to Watch
This class is available exclusively to AI Mastery Members. Inside the membership, you will find this and every other class in the Gen AI App Series, along with a growing library of practical AI training designed for marketers, operators, and business leaders.
The Gen AI App Series is available exclusively to AI Mastery Members. Each week, you’ll get a focused walkthrough from Mike Kaput and Claire Prudhomme. You’ll see the ins and outs of a single AI tool each week, from productivity apps and research assistants to image, video, and generative media platforms. We want you to leave with a better of understanding of if, when, and how it fits into your workflow. Become an AI Mastery Member today.
AI Mastery Members can view this class here.
This article was written with support from ChatGPT
Jeremy Zimmer
Jeremy Zimmer is the Director of Marketing for AI Academy by SmarterX.