Can you produce garments from AI-generated designs?

AI-generated mockups created using tools such as ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Claude, Adobe Firefly, Midjourney and DALL·E can be a great way to visualise the product you'd like to create, but we cannot manufacture garments directly from these images alone.

It's not possible for us to create the below product directly from this AI mockup for two main reasons.

1. Some of the print positions are not possible to achieve. 
2. We need the print-ready artwork (the actual designs), not a mockup

To produce your order, we require the individual artwork files for each print or embroidery location, supplied in line with our artwork guidelines. AI-generated images typically show a finished concept rather than providing the production-ready artwork needed to decorate a garment.

For example, an AI mockup may show logos, text, graphics and branding applied to a garment, but we cannot extract, separate or recreate those individual elements from the generated image.

If you've used AI to create a concept, we're happy to use it as a reference point, but you'll still need to supply the original artwork files or have your artwork recreated into a suitable production format before we can proceed.

How to ask your AI tool to provide the right image files:

You can easily get what we need by going back to the AI generator you used and asking it to output the flat artwork. Try copying and pasting this prompt:

Please isolate the graphics from the clothing mockup I just generated. I need flat, high-resolution, 2D versions of the design elements to send to a commercial clothing printer. Please generate separate, flat, front-facing images for each graphic. Ensure they have clean backgrounds (preferably transparent or solid white) and no clothing texture, 3D lighting, shadows, or wrinkles.

The artwork should be supplied as separate files like this:

View full artwork guidelines here