HUMANMACHINE

CARCANVAS: AN AI PRODUCT THAT PLACES YOUR CAR IN ANY SCENE

PRODUCT DESIGN — 2026

YEAR
2026
SKILLS USED
PRODUCT DESIGN, WEB DEVELOPMENT, AI AUTOMATION
CATEGORY
PRODUCT DESIGN
HUMAN VERSION
MARTINDIZ.COM/PROJECTS/CAR-CANVAS

AN AI TOOL THAT DROPS A PHOTO OF YOUR CAR INTO ANY SCENE YOU PICK, LIGHTING AND ANGLE MATCHED AUTOMATICALLY. A FREE LOW-RES PREVIEW COMES FIRST, HD ONLY UNLOCKS AFTER PAYING THROUGH MERCADO PAGO. LIVE AT CARCANVAS.VERCEL.APP.

At a glance

40s — FROM UPLOAD TO FREE PREVIEW
UPLOAD A PHOTO, PICK ONE OF 13 CURATED SCENES OR A CUSTOM ONE ON THE PAID TIER, AND A LOW-RES, WATERMARKED PREVIEW COMES BACK IN UNDER A MINUTE. NOBODY PAYS BEFORE SEEING THEIR OWN CAR IN THE SCENE.

What I did

Free preview, paid HD

UPLOADING A PHOTO AND CHOOSING A SCENE PRODUCES A LOW-RESOLUTION, WATERMARKED PREVIEW IN UNDER A MINUTE, GENERATED FOR FREE AND CAPPED AT THREE PER IP A DAY. ONLY ONCE SOMEONE LIKES WHAT THEY SEE DOES THE PAID PATH UNLOCK THE SAME IMAGE IN FULL HD, WITHOUT THE WATERMARK.

THE 13 REFERENCE SCENES, A TUNNEL, AN ALPINE ROAD, DESERT DUNES, A PRIVATE GALLERY, A HELICOPTER MID-STORM, EACH CARRY THEIR OWN PROMPT WRITTEN FOR THAT SPECIFIC COMPOSITION, SO A CAR DROPPED INTO A MOVING SHOT PICKS UP REAL MOTION BLUR INSTEAD OF A GENERIC FILTER.

Payment before pixels

CHECKOUT RUNS THROUGH MERCADO PAGO: THREE TIERS, A SINGLE HD IMAGE, A PACK OF THREE OR A PACK OF TEN, EACH MAPPED TO A CREDIT BALANCE. A VERCEL FUNCTION CREATES THE PAYMENT PREFERENCE AND A WEBHOOK LISTENS FOR APPROVAL, WHILE THE HEAVIER IMAGE GENERATION RUNS ON A SEPARATE RENDER SERVICE THAT RE-CHECKS THE PAYMENT AGAINST MERCADO PAGO'S OWN API BEFORE IT EVER SPENDS A GENERATION CREDIT.

THAT SPLIT EXISTS BECAUSE GENERATION IS THE SLOW, EXPENSIVE PART, AND PAYMENT CONFIRMATION CAN'T BE TRUSTED TO THE CLIENT ALONE. THE SERVICE THAT BURNS THE CREDIT CHECKS THE PAYMENT ITSELF, BECAUSE THE BROWSER SAYING IT WAS PAID IS NOT EVIDENCE.

Result

THE PRODUCT SELLS ITSELF ON THE RESULT. YOU TRY IT FREE AND PAY FOR THE VERSION YOU WANT TO KEEP. LIVE AT CARCANVAS.VERCEL.APP.