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How to use Gen AI Effect feature to create custom image effects

You can preset an AI prompt so that your customer’s uploaded photo is automatically transformed into a specific style or effect. For example, you could turn their photo into a Ghibli-style or Disney-style artwork. This lets you offer fun, AI-generated product designs without any extra steps from the customer.

Please continue reading this Article to learn more about this feature!

Connecting Image Generation Service

To use this feature, you’ll need an API key for your chosen AI model. Usage will be charged based on the model you select. Please refer to the following article to connect to an AI model.

Inside Teeinblue Portal, navigate to Extras > 3rd-party Services > Gen Ai Effects
Select the Model you want to use, for example, GPT Image.

Insert your own API Key here

Creating the Artwork with AI Image Prompt feature

Go to Artwork editor > edit an image layer

In Personalization Options, choose Upload photo. You can read more about that feature here.

Under the Image effects section, select Gen AI Effect and your desired AI Model.

You can choose "Default settings" to follow the default service you selected in Extra Services.

You can assign a different AI model to each Upload Photo Layer in your artwork. This gives you flexibility to use one model for a specific Upload Photo Layer and another model for a different layer. Since each model may produce different results, you can freely choose which one works best.

Make sure you’ve connected the APIs for all the models you plan to use.

Be sure to enter a detailed prompt — the more specific it is, the better the result will be. You can also click the Suggested Prompt button to see our pre-made prompts for popular styles.

NOTE: if your prompt contains words or subjects that violate the terms of use of the selected AI model, the app will simply return the original uploaded image instead. You can view their policies here.

Since generating images with the AI model may take some time, we recommend adding a note in the Add instruction for customer box to let customers know.

If you want the Gen AI effect to generate an image with a transparent background, make sure to turn on the Remove background (transparent) option.

Creating the Campaign

Once you're happy with your settings, be sure to launch it to your Storefront!

Add a reference image for Gen AI Effects

The Reference Image feature lets you maintain a consistent style or outfit across all generated results. By uploading a reference image in the Artwork Editor, you can guide the Gen AI Effect to match that look. For example, you can turn every customer photo into the same “kimono” style. This helps create more stable and cohesive outputs for your artwork, no matter which AI provider you use (OpenAI, Flux, or Gemini).

For example, both of these uploaded images will be generated in the same Kimono style.

To use this feature, simply navigate to your Artwork Editor, and toggle the Use Reference Image button, then upload your reference image there:

The image uploaded by the Customer (base image or source image) is treated as Image 1, and the reference image is Image 2.

In your prompt, clearly describe what Image 1 is used for, such as what the AI should focus on or keep from it, and what Image 2 provides, like the style, outfit, or background.

Then, write your main prompt below to describe the desired result.

To get the best results, you may need to adjust your prompt so the AI understands and applies the reference image properly. Since output consistency can vary depending on the artwork and provider, results might not be 100% accurate on the first try. Test and fine-tune your prompt to achieve the desired style.

Rate Limit for Photo Uploads

To prevent abuse and avoid unnecessary consumption of third-party AI credits, we’ve introduced a rate-limiting feature for photo uploads. This ensures fair usage while helping you control costs.

You can set a rate limit by going into Teeinblue > Extras > 3d-party Service > Upload limit settings

When a buyer reaches the upload limit, they’ll see a message directly in the Product Page so they know why they can’t continue. You can customize this message in Product page content > Upload photo > Error message when reaching upload limit.

It will look like this for the Customers:

When a buyer is close to the limit (less than 3 uploads left), they’ll see a warning message in Product Page. You can customize this warning in Product page content > Upload photo > Warning message when nearing upload limit.

It will look like this for the Customers:

Note: The upload limit does not apply in the Campaign editor, so you can test without restrictions.

**Please keep in mind the following about this feature: **

Applies per buyer (identified by device, not IP)
Applies per Custom Photo Upload option - not the total number of uploads
Only applies to 3rd-party AI effects. Teeinblue’s built-in effects are not affected.
Resets every hour

FAQs

Please refer to the following article here.

Comparison between AI Models

Please refer to the following article here.

Updated on: 20/10/2025

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