Editor Basics
The TLWR editor is structured around a canvas with a layer panel and a properties panel.
Interface Overview
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Tool bar │ Canvas │ Properties │
│ (left) │ │ (right) │
│ │ [Your scene content] │ │
│ │ │ Layer list │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Tool Bar (left)
| Icon | Tool |
|---|---|
| Arrow | Select & move |
| Pen | Draw / annotate |
| Image | Add image layer |
| Sparkle | AI generation |
| Text | Add text |
| Frame | Add frame / container |
Canvas
The canvas is infinite and zoom-able. Use:
Scrollto pan,Ctrl + Scrollto zoomSpace + Dragto pan (Figma-style)Ctrl + Z/Ctrl + Shift + Zto undo/redo
Properties Panel (right)
Shows the properties of the selected layer. Common properties:
- Position & size — X, Y, W, H with auto-constraints
- Opacity — global layer opacity
- Blend mode — for image and color layers
- Fill — solid color, gradient, or image
- Border — width, color, radius
Working with Layers
Layers stack top-to-bottom in the panel, corresponding to front-to-back in the canvas.
Layer types
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Image | Raster image — AI-generated or uploaded |
| Character | Linked character card with metadata |
| Text | Rich text annotation |
| Frame | Group container with its own clip mask |
| Effect | Blur, vignette, color grade overlay |
Grouping & nesting
Select multiple layers with Shift + Click, then Ctrl + G to group.
Drag layers in the panel to reorder.
AI Generation
Click the Sparkle tool or press G to open the generation panel.
- Describe what you want in the prompt field
- (Optional) Drop a reference image for style guidance
- Set the Style preset (Anime, Painterly, Dark Fantasy, etc.)
- Click Generate — results appear as a new image layer
Style consistency
Lock your project's style by clicking Set as style reference on any generated image. Subsequent generations will match that style automatically.
Keyboard Shortcuts
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
V | Select tool |
G | Generate (AI) |
T | Text tool |
Ctrl + D | Duplicate layer |
Ctrl + [ / ] | Reorder layer |
Ctrl + S | Save (auto-saves every 30s) |
Ctrl + E | Export |
? | Open shortcut reference |