Canva Brush: keep editing an existing design through conversation

On October 29, 2026 (October 30 in Beijing), Canva introduced Brush, a vision-language model for design editing: a model that works with both visual material and written instructions. Its announcement says Brush is beginning to power supported design edits in Canva AI for Canva Pro users, with wider availability still to come.

People can request changes to an existing design rather than generating a new one each time. The resulting elements remain editable. Brand Kit support and reference attachments are still in development, so the launch does not mean Brush already follows every part of a brand’s reference material.

Suppose you already have three pages introducing a community event. You want warmer orange headings while keeping the registration date, location and QR code. Compared with describing the event on an empty canvas, this task has a concrete starting point: retain the current content and adjust a group of visual elements.

This approach suits repeated refinement of the same design. State what to change alongside what to preserve, then check both in the result. If the heading color changes but the registration date changes too, the task is not finished. This is a suggested checking method, not a guarantee about every Brush result.

Editable elements also leave the final refinements in human hands. Text squeezed onto a line or insufficient space around a QR code can be adjusted directly in the editor, without handing the entire design to another generation step.

Prepare a Canva Pro account and an existing design that you have permission to edit.

1. Open the design in the editor, or attach or link the design in Canva AI. Select Brush from the Canva AI dropdown. This is the entry described in the announcement. Connecting the design to edit is distinct from the reference-attachment capability still in development. Official instructions
2. Try a request that is easy to check: “Make the headings on these three pages warm orange. Keep the body text, date, location and QR code.” This is suggested input, not a product menu.
3. Inspect each returned page, comparing the headings and the content to preserve. Describe any discrepancy in Canva AI, or make a specific adjustment yourself in the editor.
4. Continue using the design for its original purpose after checking type size, line breaks and content. Although the announcement describes multi-page changes, restyling and adapting formats, the result still needs to be checked against your own design.