Start here
The big picture
VibeShirt turns words into wearable art. You describe what you want, an AI draws it, and we print it on a real product and ship it to you. Tap a step to explore.
There are two main things people do here. Some come to make something for themselves: a birthday shirt, a team hoodie, a gift. Others come to create and sell: they publish designs to the VibeShirt marketplace or their own store and earn on every sale. You can do both, and this guide covers each path.
Getting started
Accounts & design credits
You can start designing right away without an account. Creating a free account unlocks saving, publishing, and a daily credit refill.
What credits are
Each AI generation or edit uses design credits. Your balance is always shown below the chat box and in the header.Guests
Get a starter balance to try things out. Your work is tied to this browser until you sign up.Signed-in members
Get free credits every day. Your balance refills to the daily amount at the time shown under the chat box.Nothing is lost
Designs you made as a guest carry over when you create your account from the same browser.
Creating an account
Tap the Account icon
It is the person icon in the top right of every page.Pick how to sign in
Enter your email for a sign-in link, or continue with Google or Facebook.Open the link
If you used email, open the message we send and tap the link. You will be signed in automatically.You are set
Your guest designs, chats, and cart are linked to your new account, and your daily credits begin.
Designing
Two ways to design
Both tools create the same printable artwork. Pick the one that matches how you like to work, and switch any time.
Easiest
Chat Designer
Talk to it like a person. Describe an idea, then ask for changes in plain language. Best for beginners and quick ideas.
Open Chat DesignerMost control
Product Designer
A visual editor with the shirt in front of you. Upload art, add text, arrange layers, and design front, back, and sleeves.
Open Product DesignerDesigning
Using the Chat Designer
The Chat Designer is the home page of VibeShirt. Every conversation is saved in the sidebar so you can come back to it.
Step 1: Describe your design
Type your idea in the box at the bottom and press Enter or the arrow button. A written prompt is all you need. If you have a photo that shows exactly what you mean, like a pet, a car, or a hand-drawn logo, tap the image icon in the prompt box to attach it as a reference.
Our reference photo
For a birthday shirt we wanted Grandpa Joe's actual truck and dog, not just any truck and dog. Attaching this snapshot gives the AI the details that words alone can't capture.
Step 2: Get your first design
A few seconds after a new design appears, a preview pops up showing it on a white tee with quantity pricing. Tap Keep designing to close it and keep chatting, or Add to product to start building your product.
Step 3: Change the style
Single color designs are a smart choice for shirts. They look like classic screen prints, stay crisp on light and heathered fabrics, and work across many shirt colors.
Step 4: Change text or elements
Each reply builds on the latest image, so you can keep adjusting until it's right. Other requests that work well: "change the year to 2027", "make the lettering thicker", "add balloons behind the truck".
Step 5: Put it on a product
Use the arrow beside Add to product to choose Add to a new project or Add to current project, which drops the design into the project you already have open. From here you can order it or publish it to your store.
Tools around the prompt box
Reference image
Optional. Attach a photo or sketch (PNG, JPG, or WEBP up to 10MB) when the AI needs to match something real, like a pet, a vehicle, or a hand-drawn logo.Image settings
Choose dimensions (square, tall, wide, or custom) and whether the background should be transparent.Edit a prompt
Change something you already sent and resubmit it to get a fresh result.Copy
Copy a prompt you liked to reuse it in another chat.Delete
Remove a prompt and its design to keep a chat tidy.New design chat
Start fresh any time from the sidebar. Old chats stay saved.
The image editor
Open any generated design to get precise editing tools. These are great when you want to change one part of an image without redoing the whole thing.
Region
Draw a box around an area and describe what should change only there.Markup
Paint over a spot and add a note, like 'make this hat red'.Erase
Brush away unwanted bits. Adjust brush size for detail work.Remove BG
Strip the background so only your artwork prints on the fabric.
Designing
Writing great prompts
A prompt is simply the description you type. You do not need special words. Good prompts answer four questions. Watch one come together:
Start with a blank prompt...
Vague
"a birthday shirt for grandpa"
Specific
"birthday shirt for Grandpa Joe that says ‘GRANDPA JOE TURNS 80’ in bold vintage lettering, featuring his old red pickup truck and his little dog, with ‘BIRTHDAY CREW 2026’ below, retro single color screen-print illustration in navy blue"
Style words that work well on shirts
- vintage distressed
- retro 70s
- minimalist line art
- bold cartoon
- watercolor
- pixel art
- Japanese woodblock
- screen print look
- tattoo flash
- kawaii
- hand lettered
- badge or emblem
Designing
Using the Product Designer
The Product Designer shows your actual product while you work. The toolbar on the left holds every tool, and the views on the right switch between front, back, and sleeves.
Add Design (AI)
You can also generate art without leaving the Product Designer. Design Presets apply a ready-made style, and Text Only and Graphics Only tell the AI whether you want lettering, a picture, or both. Analyze reads an inspiration image you provide, and Enhance rewrites a short description into a richer prompt. Tap Generate Design and the result is placed on the shirt automatically.
Edit Image
Remove Background leaves only your artwork. Auto Enhance sharpens it for print, and Remove Color, Colorize, and Outline restyle it in one tap.
Make a Specific Edit works like a chat reply: describe one change, such as a new year or name, and the rest of the design stays the same.
Upload Art
Use your own PNG, JPG, or SVG. Transparent PNGs look best. Only upload images you own or have permission to use.Add Text
Prefer to place words yourself? Type them, tap Add To Design, then choose a font, color, and size.Layers
See every element on the shirt. Reorder what sits on top, select hard-to-reach items, or delete them.Front, back & sleeves
Tap a view on the right to design that side. Each side is its own print area.
Designing
Making artwork that prints well
We print with direct-to-film (DTF) transfers: your design is printed onto a film with a white underbase, then heat-pressed onto the product, so colors stay bright on any fabric color and hold up wash after wash.
Because the printer prints exactly what it sees, anything in your image prints, including a background. If you want only the artwork on the shirt, make the background transparent with Remove BG or the transparency setting.
On dark shirts, light and bright artwork pops. On light shirts, darker or saturated colors stand out. Screen colors can look slightly different from ink on fabric.
Prints great
- Transparent or plain background
- Large, high resolution artwork
- Strong contrast with the shirt color
- Short, readable text
Avoid
- Busy photo background that prints as a rectangle
- Small or blurry images stretched to fit
- Dark art on a dark shirt
- Tiny paragraphs that blur when printed
Products
Choosing products, colors & sizes
Once you have a design, choose what to put it on. Open Products in the Product Designer, or tap Add to product in the chat.
Open Products
In the Product Designer, tap Products on the left toolbar to open the Add Products panel.Tap Add Style
Pick a category or filter by fit, material, weight, or brand, then tap Add This Style. Your design goes onto every style you add.Switch between styles
Each style gets a thumbnail at the top of the panel. Tap one to show it on the canvas. For the birthday crew we added a hoodie, a trucker hat, and a tote next to the tee.
Each style keeps its own color, so you can put a hoodie in gray and the tee in white. Want the same design in more than one color? Enter sizes for one color, then pick another swatch and enter sizes again. Each color is added to your cart separately.
Select a style
Tap the style thumbnail you want to order, like the tee.Select a color
Tap the swatch for the color you want, like White.Enter quantities
Type a number in each size box, or tap + and -. Larger sizes may cost a little more, and bulk discounts apply to bigger orders.Watch your cart fill up
Quantities are added to your cart as you enter them. A quick Added to cart message confirms each change, and the button updates to View Cart with your item count.
The discount banner above the sizes tells you the next price break, so you can see how many more shirts unlock a bigger discount. When everyone's size is in, tap View Cart to review your order.
Ordering
Checkout & delivery
Review everything in your cart, then check out securely. Here is what happens after you pay:
Checkout
Pay securely. You get an email confirmation.
Printing
Made to order. Standard delivery is about 10 business days total, or faster with Rush.
Shipping
Tracking link emailed as soon as it ships.
Delivered
30-day returns and exchanges if anything is off.
Review your cart
Tap View Cart or the Cart icon at the top. Items are grouped by design, and you can still change sizes, adjust quantities, or remove items right in the panel.Check your totals
The summary shows your item count, volume discount, and shipping. Expedited delivery options are offered at checkout, and sales tax is calculated there too.Tap Checkout
The blue Checkout button opens our secure checkout page, where you enter your shipping address and payment details.Track your order
You will get a confirmation email, then a tracking email when it ships. Signed-in members can also see orders in their account.
For delivery speeds, rates, and our policies, see Shipping & Delivery and Returns & Exchanges.
Selling
Publishing your designs
Publishing turns your design into a product that other people can buy. You earn money every time someone orders it, and we handle printing, shipping, and customer service.
Your published product
Marketplace
Listed in the VibeShirt Shop and your store. Anyone browsing can find it. You earn your tier rate per item.
Store only
Only visible in your store. Add your own upcharge on top of your tier rate for extra earnings.
Sign in
Publishing requires a free account, so your earnings and store have an owner.Tap Publish
In the Product Designer, the green Publish button sits at the bottom of the left toolbar.Create your store (first time only)
If you have never published before, you are asked to name your store and pick its web address first.Check the product details
AI writes a title, description, tags, and a collection for you. Edit anything that is not quite right.Pick your store and visibility
Choose which store it goes in, whether it is Store Only, and any upcharge. You see your earnings per item before you continue.Choose colors and styles
The best shirt colors for your art are pre-selected across seven styles. Adjust, accept the terms, and tap Publish To Store.
First time? Create your store
Step 1: Product details
Step 2: Earnings and visibility
Select Store
If you run more than one store, a store picker appears here so you can choose where this product lives.Publish To Store Only
Off: the design is listed in the VibeShirt marketplace, too. On: it only appears in your store, and you can add an upcharge.Upcharge Amount
Store Only products can charge extra on top of the base price. You keep the full upcharge plus your tier earnings.
Step 3: Colors, styles, and publish
Step 4: Your product is live
Selling
Earnings & tiers
You earn a fixed amount on every item sold. The more you sell each month, the higher your tier and your rate. Upgrades happen automatically.
| Tier | You earn per item | To qualify |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | $1.00 | Everyone starts here |
| Bronze | $1.25 | $100 in monthly sales |
| Silver | $1.50 | $200 in monthly sales |
| Gold | $1.75 | $500 in monthly sales |
| Platinum | $2.00 | $1,500 in monthly sales |
Try the earnings calculator
$1.00 tier + $0.00 upcharge = $1.00 per item x 50
$50.00
Illustration only. Upcharges apply to store-only products. Purchases of your own products do not count toward earnings.
Selling
Your store
Your store is your own shop page on VibeShirt with its own link you can share.
Name & address
Pick a store name and a short web address like vibeshirt.com/shop/my-store.Branding
Add an optional logo, banner, and description to tell shoppers who you are.Multiple stores
Run separate stores for different themes and move products between them.Discovery
Marketplace products also appear in Shop search, categories, and trending tags.
Manage everything from Account > My Stores, where you can edit store details, publish or unpublish products, and create new stores.
Your work
Projects, history & saved work
VibeShirt saves your work as you go so you never lose a good idea.
Projects
Each product design is a project. Reopen it from Projects to keep editing, reorder, or publish. Organize projects into folders.Image history
Every image you generate, upload, or remove the background from is kept here with its prompt, so you can reuse it.Chats
Every Chat Designer conversation is listed in the sidebar. Pick one up exactly where you left off.Reuse anything
Bring a design from your history into a new project, or copy a prompt that worked into a new chat.
Advanced
API access
Developers and businesses can connect their own apps to VibeShirt to create designs and products programmatically.
API keys
Create and manage keys from the API Access page. Keep them secret, like a password.Documentation
Endpoints, examples, and request formats are listed on the same page.
Reference
Glossary
Plain-English definitions of terms you will see around the site.
- Prompt
- The text description you give the AI to create or change a design.
- Design credits
- The balance used each time the AI generates or edits an image.
- Transparent background
- An image with no background, so only the artwork prints on the fabric.
- DTF
- Direct-to-film printing. Your design is printed on a film with a white underbase, then heat-pressed onto the product.
- Resolution / DPI
- How much detail an image has. Higher is sharper. Aim for large images, ideally 300 DPI at print size.
- Print area
- The region of a product that can be printed, such as the front, back, or sleeve.
- Mockup
- A realistic preview image of your design on a product.
- Style
- The garment type and brand, such as a classic cotton tee or a pullover hoodie.
- Marketplace
- The public VibeShirt Shop where anyone can find and buy published designs.
- Upcharge
- Extra amount you add to a store-only product's price. It is added to your earnings.
- Tier
- Your earning level. Higher monthly sales unlock a higher per-item rate.
- Layer
- One element of a design, such as an image or text, stacked on top of others.
Support
Still have questions?
We are happy to help with anything, from design ideas to order questions.