Fire Your Designer: GPT + Canva Magic
40sThe bold claim of replacing a designer with AI tools is provocative and highly shareable among entrepreneurs and content creators.
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The video demonstrates a workflow for creating professional social media posts using ChatGPT and Canva, eliminating the need for a designer. The creator shows how to use a reference image, extract a prompt with ChatGPT, generate a new image, and then edit it in Canva using the Magic Layers tool.
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[00:01]
Problem: Designer dependency
The creator explains that they avoided posting on social media because their designer wasn't always available, leading to missed opportunities.
[00:14]
Solution: ChatGPT + Canva
The video promises to show how to create posts like the examples shown, using ChatGPT and Canva, regardless of niche or field.
[00:30]
Step 1: Research a reference
The first step is to find a reference post from a professional in your field. The creator recommends using Behance, a website where designers showcase their work.
[01:10]
Using a reference
The creator found a speaker's post they liked and decided to use it as a reference. They use Lightshot to capture the image.
[01:35]
Step 2: Extract prompt with ChatGPT
The creator uses ChatGPT with a specific prompt to extract the design information from the reference photo, ensuring the AI does not alter their face, expression, hair, body, clothing, pose, or identity.
[02:16]
Generating the image
The creator uploads a photo of themselves giving a presentation and pastes the prompt into ChatGPT, which generates a new image with the extracted design elements.
[03:09]
Step 3: Edit in Canva with Magic Layers
The creator downloads the generated image and uploads it to Canva, using the Magic Layers tool to separate text and elements, allowing for easy editing.
[03:46]
Editing text and colors
With Magic Layers, the creator can change text, colors, fonts, and even delete elements. They demonstrate editing the text to say 'I gave a lecture' and changing colors.
[05:05]
Changing background and identity
Since elements are detached, the creator can change the background and even replace the photo entirely, making it easy to create variations.
[05:20]
Creating carousels and variations
The creator shows how to create carousels by deleting and adding new photos, and how to test different copies with the same image.
[06:26]
Using references from Behance
The creator demonstrates searching for Paulo Vieira on Behance to find professional posts to use as references, and then applying the same workflow.
[07:09]
Conclusion: No need for a designer
By intelligently using AI through GPT and Canva, you can build professional designs in minutes, regardless of your profession (real estate broker, lawyer, personal trainer, etc.).
The video provides a practical, step-by-step method for creating professional social media posts using ChatGPT and Canva, empowering viewers to produce high-quality designs without a designer. The key is to use references and leverage AI tools to extract and adapt design elements.
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Use ChatGPT with a prompt to extract design information from the reference photo, specifying not to alter your identity.
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What is the first step in creating professional posts with GPT and Canva?
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What is the first step in creating professional posts with GPT and Canva?
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Research a reference post from a professional in your field, e.g., on Behance.
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What tool is used to capture a reference image?
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What tool is used to capture a reference image?
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Lightshot, a free tool/extension.
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What should the ChatGPT prompt specify to avoid altering your identity?
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What should the ChatGPT prompt specify to avoid altering your identity?
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Do not alter my face, expression, hair, body, clothing, pose, or identity. Do not redraw the person, do not replace my face.
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What Canva tool is used to separate text and elements for editing?
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What Canva tool is used to separate text and elements for editing?
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Magic Layers.
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What is the benefit of using Magic Layers?
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What is the benefit of using Magic Layers?
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It allows you to edit text, colors, fonts, and even delete elements independently, making it easy to create variations.
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How can you create a carousel post using this method?
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How can you create a carousel post using this method?
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Delete the existing photo, upload a new one, and adjust the text and elements accordingly.
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💡 Key Takeaways
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No designer needed
Highlights the core value proposition: eliminating the need for a designer.
00:14
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Prompt engineering for identity preservation
Shows a specific prompt technique to ensure AI doesn't alter the user's identity.
01:48
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Magic Layers tool discovery
Introduces a powerful Canva feature that simplifies editing of AI-generated images.
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Universal applicability
Emphasizes that this method works for any profession, from real estate brokers to lawyers.
07:09Full Transcript
[00:01] social media, I needed my designer, and my designer wasn't always available, things like that. So I didn't post them to avoid looking bad, but I discovered a way to use chatpt and Canva to create
[00:14] you're going to leave here creating posts exactly like this one, this one, and so on— can use, regardless of their niche or field of work, okay? So, literally, if you already have one, you can fire the designer and not hire any more
[00:30] will be solved after this video, okay? So, the first point is for you to research a reference. Perhaps you're looking to create a professional post, whether it's for a pet shop you own,
[00:44] speaker like me—in short, regardless of what you do or the field references. So, I recommend you use Bence. What is BREN? It's a website where the biggest designers publish the work they do
[00:58] here. So, think of a professional you really like. I don't know, man, I like Vieira here, you'll find a huge portfolio of designers who have worked with him, along with their materials, and you can use
[01:10] that as a reference. So, the first point is for you to use the reference. I was looking around and I found this speaker who has a lot in common with someone said, "Hey, I'm going to use this one." How do I get the images, okay? I
[01:23] use a tool called light shot. Then I'll ask the editor to Lightshot is a free tool, an extension, that I like to use because I can do it right away. I save it instantly
[01:35] if I want to, look, I saved it. Ah, this image already exists because I had saved it to share with you all. Great, I saved the image. After that, what do I do? I use GPT chat with exactly this prompt, which I'll
[01:48] prompt for you to use. Beauty? Okay, let's go . Place it exactly like this. Extract a prompt with exact information from this photo so I can put it in an image of me giving a presentation. In the prompt, make it perfectly clear: do not alter my face, expression,
[02:03] hair, body, clothing, pose, or identity. Do not redraw the person, do not replace my face, just add the information extracted from the model post. things I want in terms of sources, okay? So he's already laid out the
[02:16] replace things, and then there's the idea of a sophisticated, premium gas station and all that, okay? I grabbed this prompt here and I put this photo of myself here giving a talk at our immersion program. This immersion program even takes place every six months in Florianópolis.
[02:29] where I teach you from scratch how to build a product and earn R$30, R$50, or even R$ 100,000 per month with low-ticket products, okay? It's an in-person immersion experience. The next one is on interested in participating, the link is right here; it's very accessible. It'll be
[02:42] down here. I then uploaded the image of me giving a presentation here, and then pasted the prompt he sent us here. Exactly the prompt, okay? I clicked copy. And I pasted it. Beauty? And then he generated this image here, up to this point. OK. I've shown
[02:56] this before, even in other videos, but I wasn't using Canvo. I didn't know about I discovered this Canvo tool, which I'm going to show you now, any of you will go crazy for it, because you
[03:09] designer anymore, you'll have endless posts. What are you going to do? You're going to download the image that GPT gave you here, okay? Click here to download. Okay, he downloaded it. You're going to come to Canva. Come here to Canva and you'll use this
[03:22] tool called magic layers. Click here on this tool, click here to upload. I'm going to grab my image here. I downloaded my image here , opened it, and I'm going to select my image. I clicked here, it's going to
[03:34] open a new tab, and look how cool, it's going through these magic layers. Just wait a little while and all the text that little while and all the text that GPT retrieved from that image will be 100%
[03:46] color, we can change the font, and everything. Look how cool! Actually, I can I can delete it. See? I gave a lecture. Okay, I'll put it here, in the I gave a lecture. Okay, I'll put it here, in the immersion section. Low ticket price. Ticket in practice,
[04:00] look. I can change the size, everything, look. I gave talks, talks, talks at the actually looks really bad, because I put so much writing here, you know? You can change this over there, you can change everything. See? I'm going to press
[04:12] Ctrl+Z, look. Here, man, it's all about branding and positioning. Low ticket price in dollars. For example, uh, strategist Lict dollar, Alantor 4, 2026, you see? So, all of this, look, even I, here,
[04:25] I wanted to, for example, on stage. Look how incredible here, look, look here. Put the text here. Ready. Look how cool it turned out! I can is amazing, guys, because everything fits together like this. You can move it to the middle
[04:39] if you want, look, I want to remove the 2026 here. You can edit and change it to any side. And also, why is this the text however you want and change the color, anything you want to do, like
[04:51] control A on this color. I can come here and throw one, I'll throw a really change. I put a pink one here, see ? Oh, I'm going to put this blue one here, it'll See? So, I can change the image's identity, but beyond that,
[05:05] since everything in front of it is detached, I can change the background. And that background image, uh, I can remove myself here and then, I don't know, I liked these texts, I save this template or detail, I want to make a carousel. So, what
[05:20] can come here and delete this one, delete this one . I'm going to send another photo and I'll demonstrate it in practice for you to see. Keep watching, I can you won't even want to make an Instagram post, but you'll want to create something
[05:34] creative. If you want to test 10 different copies with the same image, you'll switch between the 10 copies. You'll only test the copy variation for those who online. So that's really cool too, okay? Let me grab a new photo here
[05:48] look. Okay, I just sent a photo to my computer, I downloaded it now and I'm going to upload it here. I took a picture of myself and Jessica in going to throw it here. I'll center it here in a way that looks good. Beauty?
[06:01] Mass. And then I can simply make changes. So, man, even for those who run ads, imagine you, who runs ads, having to change images, change text, etc., etc., okay? So that's really cool. You can edit the text,
[06:13] anything you need to do, you can do it, okay? So this will bring an incredible practical way for you to tinker with things, manipulate information, change whatever you want, and you won't need a designer or anything like that anymore
[06:26] reference, okay? So, I don't know, you like Paulo Vieira, right? Search for Paulo Vieira here and you'll see several of his professional posts, and then you can showed you. You can download the post, grab the prompt in GPT, or if you prefer, send it
[06:40] necessary changes there, okay? I ended up opening a sales page here, look, Instagram carousel. Here you will see several of his artworks. Here are some more professional artworks. There you go. Various professional arts. You can
[06:53] a members' area. Look how cool this is! I have a course members area . You can extract that and then you can put your photo, etc., there. You can change the colors, change the text, build it there with GPT and take it to Canva. Oh, if you
[07:09] understand the depth of what I've shown you here and intelligently use AI through GPT, through Canva, to build professional designs using references, which is the most
[07:21] important part, then you certainly don't need a designer. And in just a few minutes you can build a membership area, you can create Instagram posts, you can create image creatives to sell info products, to sell for
[07:33] . Ah, I'm a real estate broker, I 'm a lawyer, I'm a personal trainer, or I sell digital products online or I'm an affiliate, in short, you I showed you here. Well, that was the video. I hope this video
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