Master Midjourney to craft limitless t-shirt mockups with ease! Unleash your creativity and elevate your designs to new heights.
Midjourney is great for visualizing a t-shirt design but getting a clean, usable mockup is a different story. You need the right prompts, consistent models, and ways to edit and scale those images fast.
This guide walks you through exactly how to generate high-quality t-shirt mockups with Midjourney, from prompt structure to advanced remixing.
We’ll also show you how to take those mockups and prepare them for actual store use using Photoshop and BulkMockup, so you’re not stuck resizing and exporting manually every single time.
Yes, you can generate stunning t-shirt visuals with Midjourney if you understand prompt engineering. But the tool has limitations: getting consistent models is tricky, and you’ll still need Photoshop (or Photopea) to add your design on top.
That’s where BulkMockup comes in. Once you’ve made a few AI base mockups, you can use BulkMockup to:
To generate t-shirt mockups in Midjourney, you’ll need Discord access, a paid plan, and a basic grasp of how Midjourney prompts work.
This setup part is straightforward, but let’s keep it tight and focused on what matters: getting from “blank screen” to usable image.
Midjourney runs entirely through Discord. If you don’t have Discord installed, either:
Use the web version at discord.com
Download the app (recommended for speed), or
Create an account, then visit midjourney.com and accept the server invite.
No need to overthink it. Just join, log in, and authorize access. You’ll land inside the Midjourney server with access to “newbies” channels where you can begin generating.
Midjourney isn’t free anymore. Plans start around $10/month.
Once subscribed, you’ll be able to use the /imagine command inside any newbies channel. That’s where prompt writing happens.
Here’s a quick prompt you can try to generate a clean model-based mockup:
/imagine a young female model wearing a plain white cotton t-shirt, studio lighting, photorealistic, centered, front-facing, —ar 2:3, —v 5.2
This will produce four variations. Pick the one closest to what you want and click “U2” (Upscale 2nd image, for example) or “V2” to generate more variations of it.
We’ll dive deeper into prompt structure next.
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Midjourney is powerful — but it’s not magic. To get good t-shirt mockups, you need a structured prompt that tells the AI what to visualize. Think of it like giving a fashion photographer exact shoot instructions. The better your brief, the better the result.
Let’s break down the anatomy of a prompt that actually works.
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The simplest prompt you can start with to generate an AI tshirt mockup is–
[Subject] + [Product] + [Appearance Details] + [Environment Details] + [Parameters]
Each of these parts tells Midjourney what you want, how it should look, and where it’s placed. Here’s how each piece works:
This is the human (or mannequin) wearing the t-shirt. You’re training Midjourney to visualize the model.
✅ Examples:
Here’s where you describe the t-shirt. Include brand, fit, color, neck style — whatever’s important for the mockup.
✅ Examples:
Here’s where you give finer design and realism cues. Things like lighting, fabric folds, skin tone, and even camera type.
✅ Examples:
This controls the mockup setting or background. Keep it neutral for selling, or add lifestyle elements if that’s your niche.
✅ Examples:
The last part is technical. These are flags that shape how Midjourney renders the image.
✅ Common ones:
--style raw → more control, fewer built-in enhancements--ar 2:3 → controls aspect ratio (ideal for portraits)--v 5.2 → uses the latest Midjourney version--no text → avoids printed graphics on the shirtHere’s a fully structured prompt that’ll create a clean, sellable mockup:
/imagine a young woman with curly brown hair wearing a white Bella Canvas t-shirt, soft cotton texture, natural wrinkles, minimalist studio with beige background, front view, photorealistic, --ar 2:3, --v 5.2
The results? Near print-ready mockups you can upscale, export, and overlay your designs onto with Photoshop or Canva.
Use negative prompts like --no logo, --no text, or --no background clutter if Midjourney adds things you don’t want. They’re not perfect, but they do cut out a lot of junk.
You don’t need to start from scratch. Some of the best Midjourney prompts are already out there — you just have to know where to look and how to reverse-engineer them.
Open Midjourney in Discord or your browser and head to the Explore tab. Type a search phrase like:
model t-shirt mockupBella Canvas mockupflat lay white tee mockup
You’ll find thousands of mockups created by other users. Many of them look better than what stock marketplaces are selling — and you can inspect every prompt used.
Here’s what to look for:
--no text) and aspect ratiosOnce you find a style you like, click into the creator’s profile. They’ve probably used variations of the same prompt format, giving you multiple test cases.
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If you’re not happy even with thousands of options available in the explore option and get your eyes stuck on any particular mockup from another site, Midjourney has a function/setting named “/describe” that can help.
Just go to Etsy or Placeit.
Take a screenshot of any mockup you like and Midjourney will give you the prompts that can help you generate similar images.
We had taken this screenshot of a mockup we liked.
The way it works is that instead of using “/imagine” at the beginning, use “/describe” to give you a window to upload an image from your computer.
Upload the screenshot you just captured and voila!
Disclaimer: The images you want to upload must be in JPEG or PNG format for it to work.
Midjourney will give you 4 prompts to generate images similar to that image. We used a prompt from the screenshot above to get these results.
Pretty sweet right? You can use these prompts to tweak and generate t-shirt mockup AI templates accordingly. Similarly, you can use the same trick for any screenshots of templates available anywhere.
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Let’s say you find a mockup you love in Explore but want it styled to your niche (say, Indian streetwear or oversized fits for Etsy). Run it through /describe, get the base prompt, then:
This hybrid approach gives you specificity without guesswork.
Ask it for the same model in two poses and you’ll often get two different faces. For creators trying to build a consistent product catalog, this breaks the flow.
It’s not scalable, and it might raise copyright eyebrows, but prompts like:
Elon Musk wearing a white crew neck t-shirt, photorealistic, studio lighting, front-facing
…will give you surprisingly consistent results across variations.
Do this at your own risk. If you’re selling products using celebrity likenesses, expect legal headaches.
Instead of splitting mockups across separate prompts, try this:
young South Asian man, white Bella Canvas t-shirt, beige chinos, facing forward, studio backdrop, multiple poses, varied expressions, photorealistic, full body
This stacks variations in one go. It won’t work 100% of the time, but the chances of consistent outputs go up dramatically, especially with neutral backdrops. Use this guide to swap design elements on the same model image to create full catalogs.
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You tell it: plain white t-shirt, no graphic. Midjourney still adds a random print or logo on shirt number 3. Why? Because it can’t fully interpret “mockup logic” , it’s generating photos, not placeholders.
Fix: Add Negative Prompts
Always add --no graphic, --no text, --no logo at the end of your prompt. Want a plain look? Be very specific:
studio photo, model wearing plain white crewneck t-shirt, no graphic, no logo, front-facing, photorealistic, --v 5.2 --ar 2:3
You can also reroll or remix until you get a cleaner result. Don’t settle for the first pass.
Want the same model in three different environments? You’ll likely get three different faces. Midjourney locks consistency to the prompt, change one thing, it changes others.
Fix: Photoshop or Canva Cutouts
Once you have a clean full-body shot with a plain background, remove it. Then:
This takes the AI output from “cool concept” to “actual marketing asset.”
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Prompt engineering isn’t about flowery language. It’s about control. If you want Midjourney to behave, give it structure. Below are 10 prompt formulas we tested each fine-tuned for t-shirt mockups.
Use them as is, or tweak them to match your design aesthetic. Just don’t expect perfect results on the first try. Midjourney often needs three to five rerolls to get it right.
A beautiful person wearing a blank white t-shirt, studio lighting, plain backdrop, photorealistic, front-facing, –ar 2:3 –v 5.2 –no graphic
This one’s good for minimalist listings or if you’re layering your own design in Photoshop later.
Woman model wearing white crew neck t-shirt, solid pink background, flat lighting, relaxed pose, front view, –ar 3:4 –v 5.2 –no logo
Ideal for youth-focused brands or Instagram visuals.
Male model wearing Bella Canvas 3001 t-shirt, studio portrait, blurred background, soft shadows, –v 5.2 –ar 2:3 –uplight
The blur keeps attention on the shirt and makes it easier to overlay designs.
Mockup-ready photo, white t-shirt on male model, front and back views, photorealistic, grey background, –s 750 –ar 3:2
Use this for showcasing design placement on both sides.
Woman wearing white Bella Canvas 3001 t-shirt, natural lighting, brick wall backdrop, neutral tones, casual styling, –no graphic –ar 2:3 –style raw
Fits well for Etsy or Instagram shop brands with a boho or earthy vibe.
Black male model in white plain t-shirt, white background, soft smile, photorealistic, –v 5.2 –q 2 –no logo
Good for showcasing inclusive and representative imagery.
Young male model, white crew neck t-shirt, styled like H&M lookbook, front-facing, monochrome lighting, –style raw –v 5.2
Gives you that retail catalog polish without studio gear.
Female model with brown hair, wearing white t-shirt, studio light, blurred background, photorealistic, –no graphic –ar 2:3 –v 5.1
One of the more consistent templates for high-res print-on-demand visuals.
Male model wearing Bella Canvas 3001 white t-shirt, front view, clean background, neutral pose, –no design –v 5.2 –ar 2:3
Brand-specific prompts help reduce Midjourney guesswork on fabric, fit, and cut.
Mixed race model wearing plain white t-shirt, pastel color background, soft smile, photorealistic, chest facing forward, –ar 3:4 –style raw
Perfect for soft-selling DTC brands, especially women-led ones.
The best prompt to start with is:
“Plain white cotton t-shirt, flat lay, natural lighting, realistic texture, no logo, studio backdrop, –v 5 –ar 2:3.”
This gives you a clean, photorealistic base to add designs using Photoshop, Canva, or BulkMockup.
Yes, you can include a model by describing them in the prompt. For example:
“Young Indian female wearing a white crew neck t-shirt, standing in soft sunlight, front-facing, photorealistic, blurred background, –v 5.2 –ar 2:3.”
Add hair type, pose, and expression for better control.
Not directly. But you can request:
“Male model wearing white t-shirt, front and back view side-by-side, product mockup, photorealistic, –ar 3:2.”
Or generate separate prompts and combine the images in Photoshop.
Midjourney doesn’t guarantee identical faces across images. However, you can try:
After generating the image:
Yes, but make sure your final image:
As of now, v5 and v5.1 are the most stable for clothing and photorealism.
They handle textures, lighting, and fabric folds better than older versions.
Yes. Use Midjourney’s /describe command:
If you reference real people (like celebrities), yes.
If you use generic prompts or remix community outputs, the risk is minimal.
Always check local laws if using AI-generated human likenesses.
Use these at the end of your prompt:
–v 5 –ar 2:3 –no text –style raw
They improve aspect ratio, remove unwanted details, and give more control over layout.
Midjourney gives you creative control without needing a camera or studio. You can spin up dozens of styled t-shirt mockups in under an hour if you get your prompts right.
But once you’re done generating, the real grind begins: resizing, cleaning up, preparing variants, and exporting final files for every listing.
That’s where BulkMockup steps in.
It picks up right where Midjourney stops. Feed it your Photoshop-ready templates, and it’ll batch-insert your designs, export hundreds of files, and rename them all while you move on to your next task. No clicking through layers. No repetitive grunt work.
If Midjourney is your creative spark, BulkMockup is your automation engine.
Pair the two, and you’ve got a mockup workflow that’s both fast and scalable. Your time is better spent designing. Let the tools do the rest.
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