DELIVERED · ILLUSTRATIVE
12,400+Individual frames and batch renders shipped across product, campaign, and concept art scopes since the studio opened on Carlaw Avenue.
Generate · Direct · Finish
Images, forged — art-directed AI frames, finished by human hands.
ImageForge AI is a Canadian AI image studio in Leslieville, Toronto. We art-direct and generate photoreal, brand-consistent imagery using generative AI, diffusion models, and reference-driven workflows — then retouch, colour-grade, and review every frame by hand. Rights cleared; outcomes never guaranteed; no deepfakes.
AI image studio · BN 736 018 452 RC0001 · Leslieville, Toronto
Studio statement
A production-grade AI image studio — not an app, not a course, not a deepfake shop
We are a creative studio in Canada that produces art-directed, AI-generated imagery for client brands. You do not subscribe to a self-serve text-to-image tool here. You bring a brief — forty product shots due Friday with no studio day booked, a hero image almost right ten times in a row, a key visual that fell apart at print size — and we build an image pipeline around it.
Our team combines prompt engineering, reference images for img2img generation, style training on licensed or client-owned material, and a human retouch pass before anything leaves the forge. Generative imaging is probabilistic: hands wander, text garbles, likenesses appear uninvited. That is why human review and colour grading sit at the centre of every delivery, not at the edge as an optional extra.
We work from cleared references, respect licensing and usage rights, obtain consent where likeness is involved, and disclose AI use where required. We do not create deceptive deepfakes, impersonate real people without permission, or promise virality, reach, or indistinguishable-from-real guarantees. This is a professional creative-services firm — a Toronto AI image studio with senior artists and retouchers in the loop.
Illustrative metrics
STYLES TRAINED · ILLUSTRATIVE
86Custom style models and LoRA fine-tunes built on licensed training sets for brand-consistent visuals across channels.
TURNAROUND · ILLUSTRATIVE
5–9 daysTypical first delivery window for a scoped product imagery batch, subject to brief complexity and revision rounds.
From brief to final frame
Four stages in our image pipeline
Brief
You share the client brief, brand guidelines, reference library, and delivery specs. We define project scope, CAD budget, licensing needs, and what success looks like — without promising guaranteed outcomes.
Direct
Art direction locks composition, lighting, pose control, and the visual language. Prompt and reference craft begins alongside mood references and cleared training material.
Generate
Diffusion pipeline runs: text-to-image passes, img2img refinement, inpainting and outpainting where needed, batch generation for variants, then upscaling to delivery resolution.
Finish
Senior retouchers run the human retouch pass — colour-grade finish, artefact cleanup, image quality control, and a final review against the brief before upscaled delivery.
Method
Photoreal image generation with a human hand on every layer
Models accelerate exploration; artists decide what ships. We train custom style models when a brand needs consistency across dozens of product images or campaign frames. We use composition control, licensed reference sets, and iterative prompt engineering — then inpaint the details diffusion models still fumble.
Whether the job is a concept-to-key-visual sprint or a full product image build for e-commerce, the workflow stays the same: art-directed generation, responsible AI practices, and imagery cleared for use under agreed licensing terms.
Disciplines
Six ways we forge imagery
Creative Direction
Visual concepting and art direction for campaign imagery and key visuals.
Product Imagery
Photoreal product and packaging shots via art-directed generation and retouching.
Campaign Production
Editorial and campaign image production at scale with brand consistency.
Concept Art
Concept art and key visuals for launches, pitches, and pre-production.
Style Training
Custom style training and prompt engineering on licensed brand assets.
Finish & Delivery
Retouching, upscaling, colour grading, and batch render delivery.
Selected work
Illustrative engagements
A Canadian DTC skincare line
Forty-eight product frames across three SKUs — generated from pack shots and label references, finished with a colour-grade pass and cleared for web and print. Illustrative engagement; not a promise of future performance.
An Ontario food brand packaging refresh
Hero imagery and shelf-context variants built through img2img and inpainting, with human review catching label artefacts before delivery.
Common questions
Quick answers
Are you a text-to-image app or an AI-art course?
No. ImageForge AI is an AI image-generation studio. We deliver finished imagery and image workflows for clients — we do not sell subscriptions, stock images, or training courses.
What does a typical project cost?
Scoped projects often run from C$4,500 to C$28,000 depending on volume, custom style training, and retouch depth. Retainers start around C$6,500 per month. Exact figures depend on your brief.
Who owns the final images?
Upon full payment, clients receive agreed usage rights to deliverables. We retain no claim to your brand assets; trained styles and prompts are governed by your contract terms.
Ready to forge your next frame?
Tell us about your brief, timeline, and CAD budget. We respond within one business day.
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