You export a PNG or JPEG, post it, and the world can finally see your work. But the moment you hit “share,” your image becomes just that—an image. The layers are gone. The brush settings are gone. The timeline is gone. If someone copies it, there’s little left to prove how it was made or that it was yours.
The digital canvas—your Procreate file, your PSD, your native working file—is different. It’s not just a workspace. It’s a record of authorship, a map of your craft, and the strongest evidence you have when questions of originality, value, or rights come up.
Artalytics treats that file as the digital original.
More than a file
A good working file reads like a studio diary. It preserves the context that flat images throw away.
- Timelapse and history — the order of ideas, corrections, and breakthroughs.
- Stroke and brush data — how you blend, layer, and apply pressure over time.
- Structure — layers, masks, groups, and the evolution of composition.
- Effort signals — sessions, hours invested, coverage, and pacing.
Without the canvas, most of this vanishes at export. Keep the record, keep the authorship.
From working file to digital original
When your canvas is secured with Artalytics, it becomes more than storage:
Authenticity you can show
Creation telemetry and file checks generate an auditable trail of how the work came to life.Craft made visible
Time, skill, and complexity metrics translate invisible effort into clear, comparable signals.Tamper‑evident certification
A digitally signed Certificate of Authenticity anchors key proofs to a ledger, so provenance can be verified independently over time.Private by default
Your files live in an access‑controlled vault. You choose what’s shared publicly, what’s shared with buyers, and what stays in the studio.
Why the canvas matters (to more than artists)
- Artists — Preserve your process, protect your authorship, and present the quality of your craft without giving away your source files.
- Collectors & institutions — Review consistent, comparable evidence behind a piece, not just the final pixels.
- Advisors & lenders — Rely on standardized, auditable signals for valuation, risk, and documentation—no guesswork.
The canvas turns a beautiful image into a provable artwork.
What you can do today
- Save your working files for every major piece—Procreate, PSD, Krita, Clip Studio, your native format.
- Export and share images, but keep the originals secured.
- Authenticate with Artalytics to generate a certificate, lock in provenance, and attach your craft metrics to the work.
- Decide your disclosure level—high‑level metrics for public pages, full evidence for serious buyers.