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Upload & manage Layers in Artwork

Create a new Artwork

Go to Artworks page, click on + New artwork button to open Artwork editor.

The Import button is for users who want to create an artwork from an existing file. Click on it to choose from: PSD Group-to-template (converts each group of layers in the psd file into a template in artwork), PSD Single template (uploads the whole psd file as layers into one single template), or Import from Canva (import a design directly from your Canva account).

If you're uploading a Photoshop file, please keep it under 100MB. We suggest keeping it around 80MB for better stability.

Upload Layers

In Artwork editor

In Artwork editor, click on the + Layer button to open the layer selection menu, then choose the option you would like to offer for customer.
Click on the Import button to upload a PSD file or import a Canva file.

The layers will show up in Layers list on the left.

However, for personalizable layers, you should upload the layer images one by one, not through psd file, to maintain the image ratio.

We do NOT recommend to upload the whole PSD file because:

Photoshop will trim the empty space of a layer by default, making its shape and ratio different.

Example: a Dog layer in Square shape, with empty space around, will be trimmed to rectangle shape which fits the dog's shape. It creates a different ratio from the original layer, and leads to incorrect re-position of personalized cliparts (if other cliparts are in square shape).

If your PSD file contain text and you want to add it as a personalized text layer, you should click convert text. Learn more about the text layer here

Manage Layers

To show or hide a layer, you can click on the "eye" icon

Hidden layer cannot be clickable or movable. Therefore, you can hide a layer if it overlays another layer that you want to edit.

To lock a layer (avoid moving when editing), click on key icon next to eye icon to show/hide layers.

To change the order of layers, drag and drop it to the correct order.

To group layers, you can press shortcut Ctrl (Cmd) + G

After grouping a set of layers, you can also copy-paste it within the same template, or between templates of the same artwork! Please use the shortcut Ctrl (Cmd) + C and Ctrl (Cmd) + V to do so!

To delete a layer, hover on the layer and click on recycle bin icon

To change layer name, double click on the layer and rename; enter to finish editing.

To re-size and move a layer in artwork, just drag and drop the layer in artwork preview:

To rotate a layer, click and hold the circle button on top. It will show the degree (deg) when you rotate:

To enable snap guidelines, click on the table icon ➡ enable toggle "Snap":

To show grid guidelines, click on the table icon ➡ enable toggle "Show grid":

To transform layer, click on the transforms button:

You can transform its position, or flip the layer vertically, horizontally!

To align layer, click on the align button:

You can also select multiple layers and align their position in relation to each other! In this case, please select selections option.

To select multiple layers and edit at a time, hold Ctrl key ➡ left mouse click on the layers to select:

To copy-paste layer, you can select multiple layers, or group, and use the shortcut shortcut Ctrl (Cmd) + C and Ctrl (Cmd) + V to do so!

To select a range of layers and edit at a time, hold Shift key ➡ left mouse click on the start-range layer and the end-range layer to choose range:

To replace a layer with another image, without setting the layer again, you can use the "Change default image" feature. The new image will replace the original layer and keep all the settings, including: size, position, personalize options, reposition...

To learn more about all personalization options, please read this article: Personalization Options

Preview Options

Click on the "Preview Options" button to open the preview panel on the right side. It has 2 modes:

1. Preview mode: will help you visualize how your personalization form will look like on live store.

2. Re-order layer mode: allows you to re-arrange the order of each personalized layers. To re-order layers, just drag and drop the layer to the desire position. After saving artwork, the re-order action will apply to all campaigns that are using this current artwork.

3. Short-cut mode You can open and edit a layer immediately by clicking on the edit button

Remember to Update campaign after every changing to update it on your site.

Auto-number Option titles

When one set of layers repeats for each person or item in a design, you tell them apart with a number in the Option Title — Choose type of Child #1, 1. Hand, Hand 2. Teeinblue writes those numbers for you when you duplicate a layer, when you paste layers into another artwork, and when you fill in the layers already on a template.

Auto-numbering works with three title formats, and each one is a separate counter — a number in one format is never renumbered into another:

a number after #, anywhere in the title — Name #1, #1 Name
a plain number at the very end — Name 1
a number closed by punctuation at the start — 1. Name, 2) Name

A bare number anywhere else (2 Sided Print) and a measurement (1.5 cm) are left as they are.

This feature works in Artwork 2.0 only.

Duplicate a numbered layer

To number a copy automatically, duplicate a layer whose Option Title has a number in it. Hover the layer in the Layers list and click the copy icon, or select the layer and press Ctrl (Cmd) + C, then Ctrl (Cmd) + V.

The copy keeps the same wording and the same number format, and takes the next free number in that series. Choose type of Child #1 becomes Choose type of Child #5 in an artwork that already has #1 through #4; 1. Hand becomes 2. Hand.

The layer name is renumbered the same way when it also contains a number.
Duplicating a group of layers numbers each layer against its own wording. Grandpa #1 in the group become Grandpa #2 counted separately.

Duplicating or importing an entire template keeps every Option Title exactly as it is — nothing is renumbered.

Paste numbered layers into another artwork

When you copy a numbered layer with Ctrl (Cmd) + C, Teeinblue shows a note with two ways to paste:

Ctrl (Cmd) + V — paste and keep the Option Titles as they are.
Ctrl (Cmd) + Shift + V — paste and renumber the Option Titles to fit the target artwork.

Renumbering follows the format the titles were already in (1. Hand stays a 1., 2. series).
Layers that sit on different branches of a condition but share one Option Title are treated as a single slot, so they all move to the same new number.

Number the layers already on the template

To number a whole series at once, open one layer, type a number into its Option Title (for example Choose type of Child #2), and click out of the field. A Number N more button appears next to the Option Title label, where N is how many other layers can be numbered.

Click the Number N more button to open the Auto-add numbers to other option titles panel. Each row shows a layer, its current title (Now: ...), and the title it will get. The layer you are editing keeps the title you typed; the others in the series are renumbered.

Untick any layer you do not want to change. Drag the rows to change the order the numbers are given out.
Click Clear selection to untick every row at once.
Click Apply to N layer(s) to rename every ticked layer. Press Ctrl (Cmd) + Z to undo the whole set in one step.

The panel only covers layers in the same repeated slot as the one you are editing. For Clipart or Vector category layers that means the same category; for Text layers it means the same font. Layers of a different type, category, or font are left alone.

A layer that is hidden or locked is not renamed, but it keeps the number it already has. A title already numbered in one format is left alone when it sits next to a series in another format. Nothing is suggested until at least one layer in the series has a number.

Troubleshooting uploading PSD Files

If you’re unable to upload your PSD file, the issue might be caused by one of these reasons:

File is 16-bit

We currently support PSD files in 8-bit mode only

Refer to the screenshot below to convert your file from 16-bit to 8-bit

PSD file contains a locked layer

Be sure to unlock it before uploading

Updated on: 08/09/2026

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