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How to make a mockup with AI: your print or logo on a t-shirt, mug, packaging and sign

Alen founder of KADR Updated 2026-10-26 3 min read

An AI mockup is a photorealistic image of your print or logo on a product: a t-shirt, mug, hoodie, tote bag, box or sign. You upload your design to Nano Banana Pro and describe what to show it on and in what setting, with the key phrase «keep the design unchanged». This is how print-on-demand sellers show dozens of product variants without producing samples, and how designers show a client the logo «in real life». One mockup at 2K costs about 25 rubles (KADR (kadr-ai.ru) data, October 2026). Below are prompts for popular products and the limitations.

What to prepare

  • Design file: PNG, preferably on a white or transparent background, in good resolution.
  • Simple designs transfer better: a logo, short lettering, graphics in 2 or 3 colors.
  • Decide where the print goes: chest, back, the whole front, the side of the mug.

If you do not have a design yet: logo with AI.

The key phrase

In every prompt:

Keep the design from the uploaded image exactly unchanged: shapes, colors and text.

Prompts

Model: Nano Banana Pro, 2K.

T-shirt on a model:

Keep the design from the uploaded image exactly unchanged: shapes, colors and text. Put it on the chest of a white cotton t-shirt worn by a young man on a city street, natural daylight, photorealistic fashion photo. 4:5

T-shirt without a model:

Keep the design exactly unchanged. Put it centered on a black t-shirt laid flat on a light wooden floor, top-down view, soft natural light, realistic fabric folds. 1:1

Hoodie, print on the back:

Keep the design exactly unchanged. Put it large on the back of a grey hoodie, a person stands with their back to the camera in a park, autumn light. 4:5

Mug:

Keep the design exactly unchanged. Print it on a white ceramic mug standing on a kitchen table, morning light, steam from coffee, realistic reflections. 1:1

Tote bag:

Keep the design exactly unchanged. Print it on a natural cotton tote bag hanging on a woman's shoulder, street background slightly blurred. 4:5

Packaging:

Keep the design exactly unchanged. Print it on a kraft paper box and a matching paper bag standing on a white table, soft studio light, branding mockup. 1:1

Sign and business card:

Keep the logo exactly unchanged. Place it on a storefront sign above a small shop entrance and on a business card lying on a wooden table, realistic photo mockup. 16:9

Limitations

  • Small text and details can get distorted. Check every mockup by comparing it with the original.
  • The garment and print color on the mockup must match what the buyer receives.
  • The print size and placement too: if the mockup shows the print across the whole chest but you print a small one, that misleads the buyer.
  • Other people’s logos, characters and brand lettering on a product for sale are not allowed: brands, logos and characters in AI.

For marketplaces

Mockups are handy in product listings, but it is better to make the first photo a real photo of the product or a sample, if you have one. More: product cards with AI, marketplace product images.

How much it costs

What Approximately
1 mockup, Nano Banana Pro 2K ~25 rub.
10 mockups on different products ~250 rub.
Mockup for print, 4K ~44 rub.

KADR (kadr-ai.ru) prices, October 2026. This is not a public offer.

In short

An AI mockup: upload your design to Nano Banana Pro, write «keep the design exactly unchanged» and describe the product and setting. Simple designs transfer better, check small text. The mockup must match the real product in color, size and print placement. One mockup costs about 25 rubles.

Frequently asked questions

How do I make a mockup with AI?
Upload your print or logo file to Nano Banana Pro and describe the product and setting: «put this design on a white t-shirt worn by a model on a city street», adding «keep the design exactly unchanged».
Will the AI keep my design exactly?
Simple designs (a logo, lettering, graphics in 2 or 3 colors) usually transfer well. Small details and long text can get distorted, so check every mockup and compare it with the original.
Can I use an AI mockup in a product listing?
Yes, if the real product looks the same: the same garment color, print placement and size. A mockup must not mislead the buyer.
Can I make a mockup with someone else's logo?
You can look at it for yourself, but you cannot sell a product with someone else's logo or character without the rights holder's permission.
How much does an AI mockup cost?
On KADR one mockup on Nano Banana Pro at 2K is about 25 rubles. A set of 10 mockups on different products is about 250 rubles (October 2026).

Mockups without samples

Nano Banana Pro on KADR puts your print or logo on a t-shirt, mug, packaging and sign. About 25 rubles per mockup, pay in rubles, tokens never expire.

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Alen
Founder of KADR. I work with sellers who sell print-on-demand products.