The photo T-shirt handbook
Prepare your photo or artwork
Choose between preserving an original photo and personalizing an artwork template. Learn what to check before printing.
Keep the photo, or reinterpret it
Direct upload puts your original photograph or finished graphic in the print editor without an AI portrait transformation. Template personalization uses AI to interpret your photographs in an existing design. AI can change likeness; inspect the result before buying.
Use the original file
Choose a sharp, well-lit photograph with the whole face visible. Avoid tiny social-media screenshots, heavy shadows and cropped ears on pet portraits. Enlarging a file does not restore missing detail. Review resolution at the intended print size in the editor.
People are not photo slots
The studio accepts one to four reference photographs. A design for five people may need a clear group photograph showing more than one person. Match the template's subject count and make sure every identity is visible. Do not assume a difficult group edit will preserve every face.
Names, dates and contrast
Add personal names, years and dates as editable text in the product editor where possible. Check AI-generated wording character by character. Preview light artwork on dark garments and dark artwork on light garments. Use only photographs and graphics you have permission to print.
Choose your T-shirt fit →
Compare classic, washed oversized, women's, kids', crop, tank and V-neck options without confusing garment cuts with artwork styles.
Prepare your photo or artwork →
Choose between preserving an original photo and personalizing an artwork template. Learn what to check before printing.
Place artwork for the actual garment →
Avoid the neckline, short hem and armholes. A crop, V-neck or tank needs more than a resized adult-tee poster.
Plan matching family & group shirts →
Coordinate a shared design while choosing separate garments, measurements and quantities for each wearer.