# Graphics drawImage - possible to use images from the image browser?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/graphics-drawimage-possible-to-use-images-from-the-image-browser/19361>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [August 22, 2018, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/graphics-drawimage-possible-to-use-images-from-the-image-browser/19361 "2018-08-22T15:25:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![mrogers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/mrogers/32/4110_2.png) [@mrogers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mrogers)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/graphics-drawimage-possible-to-use-images-from-the-image-browser/19361/1 "2018-08-22T15:25:21Z")

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Pretty simple - is there some way to get ahold of the images seen in the image browser and use them in something like the Paintable Canvas?

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/graphics-drawimage-possible-to-use-images-from-the-image-browser/19361/2 "2018-08-22T15:36:29Z")

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You want the [`ImageLoader`](http://files.inductiveautomation.com/sdk/javadoc/ignition79/795/com/inductiveautomation/ignition/client/images/ImageLoader.html) class. Usage would be something like:

```auto
from com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.images import ImageLoader
myImage = ImageLoader.getInstance().loadImage("path/to/image.png") #java Image class
myImageBytes = ImageLoader.getInstance().loadBytes("path/to/image.png") #byte array of image data

```

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**Author:** ![mrogers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/mrogers/32/4110_2.png) [@mrogers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mrogers)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/graphics-drawimage-possible-to-use-images-from-the-image-browser/19361/3 "2018-08-22T15:45:12Z")

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Great! I knew it had to be something like that.