diff --git a/services/nginx/app/modules/dynamicimages/images/machine_1.php b/services/nginx/app/modules/dynamicimages/images/machine_1.php
index 213a7227..e92cb41f 100644
--- a/services/nginx/app/modules/dynamicimages/images/machine_1.php
+++ b/services/nginx/app/modules/dynamicimages/images/machine_1.php
@@ -25,7 +25,14 @@ class machine_1 extends dynamicimages_image
             new dynamicimages_asset(self::getAssetPath(self::IMAGE_WASH_PROGRAMS_THUMB)),
             new dynamicimages_asset(self::getAssetPath(self::IMAGE_WASH_PROGRAMS)),
         ], self::asset_path . str_replace('\\', '/', __CLASS__) . '/');
-        echo 'Asset path set for machine_1: ' . $this->module_asset_path . PHP_EOL;
     }
 
+    public function setup(): void
+    {
+        $this->initImageCanvas(6000, 4500);
+        // By default, the background should be shown with the programs on top and then on top of that the thumb
+        $this->drawAsset($this->getAsset(self::IMAGE_PANEL_BACKGROUND), 0, 0);
+        $this->drawAsset($this->getAsset(self::IMAGE_WASH_PROGRAMS), 0, 0);
+        $this->drawAsset($this->getAsset(self::IMAGE_WASH_PROGRAMS_THUMB), 0, 0);
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/services/nginx/app/modules/dynamicimages/interfaces/dynamicimages_image_i.php b/services/nginx/app/modules/dynamicimages/interfaces/dynamicimages_image_i.php
index bf97c4ac..d51abe4e 100644
--- a/services/nginx/app/modules/dynamicimages/interfaces/dynamicimages_image_i.php
+++ b/services/nginx/app/modules/dynamicimages/interfaces/dynamicimages_image_i.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace dynamicimages\interfaces;
 
 use dynamicimages\classes\dynamicimages_asset;
+use dynamicimages\helpers\dynamicimages_tool;
 
 interface dynamicimages_image_i
 {
@@ -23,4 +24,65 @@ interface dynamicimages_image_i
      * @return self
      */
     public function addAsset(dynamicimages_asset $asset): self;
+
+    // ===== Canvas lifecycle (internal image property) =====
+    /**
+     * Initialize a blank Imagick canvas with the specified size.
+     * Background can be 'transparent' or any valid color string.
+     */
+    public function initImageCanvas(int $width, int $height, string $background = 'transparent'): self;
+
+    /**
+     * Clear and destroy the current canvas, if any.
+     */
+    public function clearImage(): self;
+
+    /**
+     * Return current canvas size as [width => int, height => int].
+     * Throws if canvas is not initialized.
+     * @return array{width:int,height:int}
+     */
+    public function getCanvasSize(): array;
+
+    // ===== Explicit asset compositing =====
+    /**
+     * Draw an asset onto the canvas at (x,y) with given opacity (0..1).
+     * Requires the canvas to be initialized first via initImageCanvas().
+     */
+    public function drawAsset(dynamicimages_asset $asset, int $x, int $y, float $opacity = 1.0): self;
+
+    // ===== Transformations on the temporary image object =====
+    public function resize(int $width, int $height): self;
+    public function crop(int $width, int $height, int $x, int $y): self;
+    public function rotate(float $degrees, string $background = 'transparent'): self;
+    /** Set global canvas opacity (0..1). */
+    public function setOpacity(float $opacity): self;
+
+    /**
+     * Set tools to apply to the image
+     * @param dynamicimages_tool[] $tools
+     * @return self
+     */
+    public function setTools(array $tools): self;
+
+    /**
+     * Add a single tool to the list
+     * @param dynamicimages_tool $tool
+     * @return self
+     */
+    public function addTool(dynamicimages_tool $tool): self;
+
+    /**
+     * Get all tools assigned to this image
+     * @return dynamicimages_tool[]
+     */
+    public function getTools(): array;
+
+    /**
+     * Export the composed image as base64 data URI
+     * @param string|null $format Optional target format (e.g. 'png', 'jpeg')
+     * @param int $quality Quality for lossy formats (0-100)
+     * @return string base64 data URI string (e.g. data:image/png;base64,....)
+     */
+    public function exportAsBase64(?string $format = null, int $quality = 90): string;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/services/nginx/app/modules/dynamicimages/traits/dynamicimages_image_t.php b/services/nginx/app/modules/dynamicimages/traits/dynamicimages_image_t.php
index d3048f4c..b4bfcbad 100644
--- a/services/nginx/app/modules/dynamicimages/traits/dynamicimages_image_t.php
+++ b/services/nginx/app/modules/dynamicimages/traits/dynamicimages_image_t.php
@@ -3,11 +3,24 @@
 namespace dynamicimages\traits;
 
 use dynamicimages\classes\dynamicimages_asset;
+use dynamicimages\helpers\dynamicimages_tool;
 use dynamicimages\interfaces\dynamicimages_image_i;
 
 trait dynamicimages_image_t
 {
 
+    /**
+     * Internal Imagick canvas (temporary, changeable image object)
+     */
+    private ?\Imagick $image = null;
+    private ?int $canvasWidth = null;
+    private ?int $canvasHeight = null;
+
+    /**
+     * @var dynamicimages_tool[]
+     */
+    private array $tools = [];
+
     /**
      * @inheritDoc
      */
@@ -34,6 +47,32 @@ trait dynamicimages_image_t
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @inheritDoc
+     */
+    public function setTools(array $tools): dynamicimages_image_i
+    {
+        $this->tools = $tools;
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @inheritDoc
+     */
+    public function addTool(dynamicimages_tool $tool): dynamicimages_image_i
+    {
+        $this->tools[] = $tool;
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @inheritDoc
+     */
+    public function getTools(): array
+    {
+        return $this->tools;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Debug
      */
@@ -55,4 +94,192 @@ trait dynamicimages_image_t
         $this->module_asset_path = $asset_path;
         return $this;
     }
+
+    // ===== Canvas lifecycle =====
+    public function initImageCanvas(int $width, int $height, string $background = 'transparent'): dynamicimages_image_i
+    {
+        if (!extension_loaded('imagick')) {
+            throw new \RuntimeException('Imagick extension is required to initialize image canvas.');
+        }
+        if ($width <= 0 || $height <= 0) {
+            throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Canvas width and height must be positive integers.');
+        }
+        $bg = new \ImagickPixel($background === 'transparent' ? 'transparent' : $background);
+        $this->image = new \Imagick();
+        $this->image->newImage($width, $height, $bg, 'png'); // ensure alpha channel
+        $this->image->setImageFormat('png');
+        $this->canvasWidth = $width;
+        $this->canvasHeight = $height;
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    public function clearImage(): dynamicimages_image_i
+    {
+        if ($this->image instanceof \Imagick) {
+            $this->image->clear();
+            $this->image->destroy();
+        }
+        $this->image = null;
+        $this->canvasWidth = null;
+        $this->canvasHeight = null;
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    public function getCanvasSize(): array
+    {
+        $this->assertCanvasInitialized();
+        return ['width' => $this->canvasWidth, 'height' => $this->canvasHeight];
+    }
+
+    // ===== Explicit asset compositing =====
+    public function drawAsset(dynamicimages_asset $asset, int $x, int $y, float $opacity = 1.0): dynamicimages_image_i
+    {
+        $this->assertCanvasInitialized();
+        if ($opacity < 0.0 || $opacity > 1.0) {
+            throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Opacity must be between 0.0 and 1.0');
+        }
+        $layer = new \Imagick();
+        if (!is_readable($asset->getPath())) {
+            throw new \RuntimeException('Asset is not readable: ' . $asset->getPath());
+        }
+        $layer->readImage($asset->getPath());
+        // Normalize to support alpha
+        $layer->setImageAlphaChannel(\Imagick::ALPHACHANNEL_SET);
+        if ($opacity < 1.0) {
+            $layer->evaluateImage(\Imagick::EVALUATE_MULTIPLY, $opacity, \Imagick::CHANNEL_ALPHA);
+        }
+        $this->image->compositeImage($layer, \Imagick::COMPOSITE_DEFAULT, $x, $y);
+        $layer->clear();
+        $layer->destroy();
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    // ===== Transformations on the temporary image object =====
+    public function resize(int $width, int $height): dynamicimages_image_i
+    {
+        $this->assertCanvasInitialized();
+        if ($width <= 0 || $height <= 0) {
+            throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Resize width and height must be positive integers.');
+        }
+        $this->image->resizeImage($width, $height, \Imagick::FILTER_LANCZOS, 1.0);
+        $this->canvasWidth = $width;
+        $this->canvasHeight = $height;
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    public function crop(int $width, int $height, int $x, int $y): dynamicimages_image_i
+    {
+        $this->assertCanvasInitialized();
+        if ($width <= 0 || $height <= 0) {
+            throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Crop width and height must be positive integers.');
+        }
+        $this->image->cropImage($width, $height, $x, $y);
+        // Reset canvas virtual page to avoid offsets
+        $this->image->setImagePage(0, 0, 0, 0);
+        $this->canvasWidth = $width;
+        $this->canvasHeight = $height;
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    public function rotate(float $degrees, string $background = 'transparent'): dynamicimages_image_i
+    {
+        $this->assertCanvasInitialized();
+        $bg = new \ImagickPixel($background === 'transparent' ? 'transparent' : $background);
+        $this->image->rotateImage($bg, $degrees);
+        // Update stored dimensions
+        $this->canvasWidth = (int)$this->image->getImageWidth();
+        $this->canvasHeight = (int)$this->image->getImageHeight();
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    public function setOpacity(float $opacity): dynamicimages_image_i
+    {
+        $this->assertCanvasInitialized();
+        if ($opacity < 0.0 || $opacity > 1.0) {
+            throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Opacity must be between 0.0 and 1.0');
+        }
+        $this->image->setImageAlphaChannel(\Imagick::ALPHACHANNEL_SET);
+        $this->image->evaluateImage(\Imagick::EVALUATE_MULTIPLY, $opacity, \Imagick::CHANNEL_ALPHA);
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    private function assertCanvasInitialized(): void
+    {
+        if (!$this->image instanceof \Imagick) {
+            throw new \RuntimeException('Canvas is not initialized. Call initImageCanvas() first.');
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Export the first asset as a base64 data URI. If no assets exist, throws an exception.
+     */
+    public function exportAsBase64(?string $format = null, int $quality = 90): string
+    {
+        // If a canvas is initialized, export that as PNG by default
+        if ($this->image instanceof \Imagick) {
+            $img = clone $this->image;
+            $img->setImageFormat('png');
+            // Quality influences compression for PNG differently; keep as hint
+            if ($format !== null && strtolower($format) !== 'png') {
+                // For now we only support PNG for composed images as requested
+            }
+            // Strip metadata to reduce size
+            $img->stripImage();
+            $blob = $img->getImageBlob();
+            $img->clear();
+            $img->destroy();
+            return 'data:image/png;base64,' . base64_encode($blob);
+        }
+
+        // Fallback: export first asset as-is
+        if (empty($this->assets)) {
+            throw new \RuntimeException('No assets available to export.');
+        }
+        $asset = $this->assets[0];
+        $path = $asset->getPath();
+        if (!is_readable($path)) {
+            throw new \RuntimeException('Asset is not readable: ' . $path);
+        }
+        $imgInfo = @getimagesize($path);
+        $mime = is_array($imgInfo) && isset($imgInfo['mime']) ? $imgInfo['mime'] : 'application/octet-stream';
+        $data = file_get_contents($path);
+        if ($data === false) {
+            throw new \RuntimeException('Failed to read asset: ' . $path);
+        }
+        return 'data:' . $mime . ';base64,' . base64_encode($data);
+    }
+
+    public function getAsset(string $asset_name): ?dynamicimages_asset
+    {
+        foreach ($this->assets as $asset) {
+            if (basename($asset->getPath()) === $asset_name) {
+                return $asset;
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the image file as a response directly to the browser
+     *
+     */
+    public function outputImage(?string $format = null, int $quality = 90): void
+    {
+        $dataUri = $this->exportAsBase64($format, $quality);
+        // Extract mime type and base64 data
+        if (preg_match('/^data:(image\/[a-zA-Z0-9+.-]+);base64,(.*)$/', $dataUri, $matches)) {
+            $mimeType = $matches[1];
+            $base64Data = $matches[2];
+            // Decode base64 data
+            $imageData = base64_decode($base64Data);
+            if ($imageData !== false) {
+                // Send appropriate headers
+                header('Content-Type: ' . $mimeType);
+                header('Content-Length: ' . strlen($imageData));
+                // Output the image data
+                echo $imageData;
+                exit;
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/services/php/Dockerfile b/services/php/Dockerfile
index d9dc660a..430b4eec 100644
--- a/services/php/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/php/Dockerfile
@@ -13,12 +13,17 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     libpng-dev \
     libonig-dev \
     libxml2-dev \
+    libmagickwand-dev \
+    imagemagick \
+    pkg-config \
     zip \
     git \
     curl \
     libzip-dev \
     default-mysql-client \
-    && docker-php-ext-install mbstring exif pcntl bcmath gd pdo_mysql mysqli zip
+    && docker-php-ext-install mbstring exif pcntl bcmath gd pdo_mysql mysqli zip \
+    && pecl install imagick \
+    && docker-php-ext-enable imagick
 
 # Copy application files into the container
 COPY /nginx/app /var/www/html