How to make Etsy product photos with AI

Check Etsy's current rules first

Etsy has its own rules about listing photos and about how items are made and described, and they change over time. Before you make anything, read Etsy's current Seller Handbook and policies on photos, AI and item descriptions, so you know what is allowed and what you need to disclose.

The safest approach is to use AI for backgrounds, settings and styling around your real item, never to change the item itself.

Plan the full photo set

A listing usually works best with several photos that each answer a different question. Plan the set before you generate anything so the photos look like they belong together.

• Hero: the item on its own, clear and well lit, for the first photo and search results.
• In use: the item being worn, held or used in a realistic setting.
• Detail: close-ups of materials, stitching, texture or finish.
• Scale: the item next to a hand or a familiar object so its size is obvious.
• Variations: one photo for each colour or option you sell.

Start from real photos of your item

Take clear photos of the actual item in good, even light, ideally near a window or with a plain background. Take one photo for each angle you want to show, because the AI works from what it can see.

Handmade and vintage buyers care about the real thing. If an AI image changes the colour, shape, size or details of your item, regenerate it or don't use it.

Choose a style that fits your shop

Pick one look and keep it across your listings so your shop feels consistent. A clean, light background suits most items in search results, and warm lifestyle scenes help shoppers imagine owning the item.

Describe the setting in plain words: 'the mug on a wooden table by a window, morning light, a book beside it' tells the tool far more than 'a cosy aesthetic photo'.

How to do it in Qevio

In Qevio's AI Product Photo Generator, attach a clear JPG, PNG or WebP photo of your item up to 10 MB, describe the scene and pick a style such as clean studio, minimal or playful. Choose 1:1 square, 4:5 portrait, 9:16 vertical or 16:9 landscape, and generate 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 or 8 images at once. Product Ad mode is designed to keep your item accurate and central. You see the credit estimate before anything runs, then download the images you want to keep.

If you save your shop's colours and tone in Brand Kit, Qevio uses them so your photos stay consistent. The AI Caption & Hashtag Generator can also draft titles, short and long descriptions and marketplace keywords. Edit those drafts so they describe your item accurately and fit Etsy's rules.

What to do outside Qevio

Qevio doesn't connect to Etsy. Download your photos, crop them if you need to for Etsy's current image sizes, and upload them to your listing yourself. Put your best plain hero shot first.

Review before you upload

Look at every photo as a shopper would, including at the small size used in search results.

• The item matches the real one in colour, shape, size and every detail.
• Nothing appears that the buyer won't receive, such as props shown as part of the item.
• The hero photo is clear even as a small thumbnail.
• The photos look consistent with each other and with your shop.
• Your listing follows Etsy's current rules, including any disclosure Etsy asks for.

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