# NodeBox

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# photobot.canvas()

## Syntax

    variable = canvas(width, height)

## Description

Returns an empty Canvas object, with the given width and height in pixels. A canvas is an empty Photoshop document, where layers can be placed and manipulated. The canvas background is transparent, but a background color could be set using the canvas fill() function, for example.

## Example

    photobot = ximport("photobot")
    canvas = photobot.canvas(200, 200)