System and method for creating custom composite images from layered images in a client-server environment

A system comprising:

• a memory;
• a processor configured for executing instructions stored in the memory, the processor configured to:
• determine a first image based at least in part on an image identifier received from a client device, the first image comprising a plurality of layers;
• for each layer in the plurality of layers, send a representation of that layer of the image to the client device, wherein the representation is individually selectable on the client device, wherein the representations are identified or generated based on each respective representation having a resolution below a threshold;
• receive a selection of at least two but not all of the representations in the plurality of representations from the client device;
• in response to receiving the selection from the client device, obtaining a flattened composite image comprising image data from only those layers in the plurality of layers that correspond to the selected representations;
• and
• send the flattened composite image to the client device.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising executable instructions stored thereon such that the instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the operations of:

• determining a first image based at least in part on an image identifier received from a client device, the first image comprising a plurality of layers;
• for each layer in the plurality of layers, sending a representation of that layer of the image to the client device, wherein the representation is individually selectable on the client device, wherein the representations are identified or generated based on each respective representation having a resolution below a threshold;
• receiving a selection of at least two but not all of the representations in the plurality of representations from the client device;
• in response to receiving the selection from the client device, obtaining a flattened composite image comprising image data from only those layers in the plurality of layers that correspond to the selected representations;
• and
• sending the flattened composite image to the client device.