Getting started with ManageCanvas
A quick tour of your studio dashboard and the five steps to a live artist site.
Updated July 23, 2026
Welcome to ManageCanvas — your studio dashboard is where you build your site, manage your catalog, issue certificates, and get paid. Here's the fastest path from an empty account to a live storefront.
The five steps
Your Overview page shows a getting-started checklist. Complete these and your site is ready to share:
- Add your first artwork — upload images and details. See Add your first artwork.
- Publish it — flip a piece from draft to published so it appears on your public site.
- Write your bio — tell collectors who you are, under Pages or Settings.
- Customize your look — pick a theme, colors, and fonts under Appearance.
- Issue a certificate of authenticity — the ManageCanvas difference. See Certificates of authenticity.
Finding your way around
The left sidebar groups everything by what you're doing:
- Studio — your Gallery, Collections, and Analytics.
- Site — Pages and Appearance for your public storefront.
- Audience — Inbox, Marketing, Shows, and your Customers.
- Business — Sales, Payments, Shipping, Print shop, and Billing.
- Account — Settings, Support, and Help.
Your public site
Every account gets a free site at yourname.managecanvas.com. Use View site to see it the way visitors do, and connect a custom domain when you're ready to use your own.