Print & wrap shops · public lesson
Prompt School: from a ChatGPT picture to a shop proof
A walk-in shows up with a picture they made in ChatGPT. Prompt School is how the shop describes the vehicle, the angle, and where the art sits, then generates a proof they can approve the same day.
Read this page with no account. When you want a proof, open Create. Guests get a watermarked preview. The logged-in Prompt School tool stays inside the app for people who already have an account.
What you can do before you pay
- Watermarked preview on Create — guests, no account
- 3 mockups on signup, lifetime. The allowance does not reset each month.
- HD from $5, or Pro $49/mo
- Export for Design: 2 kits a month on Pro, 10 on Production, unlimited on Business, or $19 a kit
- HD proofs do not need a kit
Wrap proofs is the overview for vehicle work. Create is the guest generator. Classic view is /create?mode=classic. Wrap mode is /create?mode=wrap.
When the client sends an AI JPEG
Prompt School starts from that picture. The pilot is the walk-in version of the same job.
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MockMapr TV pilot. A walk-in brings a low-resolution AI JPEG. The shop still needs a proof they can show the same day.
Chapters
The five-part shop prompt
Vague instructions produce a picture you cannot show a client. A five-part prompt names the object, the angle, the setting, the placement, and the constraints. Use it when you type a brief, and use the same five checks when you are placing a ChatGPT picture on a real vehicle photo.
1. Object — what are we putting the art on?
Name the body, not a category. “2020 Ford Transit cargo van” gives the model a vehicle. “Van” leaves the year, roof height, and wheelbase up for grabs.
- • 2020 Ford Transit cargo van
- • Box truck, 26-foot dry van
- • Pickup, crew cab, short bed
- • Storefront glass, single door on the left
2. Angle — where is the camera?
Say the view. A front three-quarter shows the side panel and the nose. A straight side profile is the one installers use to check letter height.
- • Front three-quarter, eye level
- • Straight side profile
- • Rear three-quarter
- • Street-level, straight on the storefront
3. Environment — what is around it?
A van in a shop bay and a van on a sunny street read as different jobs. Set the light and the background so the proof matches how you will show it.
- • Outdoors, soft daylight, quiet street
- • Shop bay, even overhead light
- • Parking lot, overcast
- • Plain studio background
4. Placement — where does the art sit?
Point at the panel. “Logo large on the side, phone number under the beltline, keep the windows clear” is a placement instruction. “Make it look branded” is not.
- • Client logo large on the side panel
- • Phone number and URL along the lower side
- • Keep glass and lights clear
- • Door copy smaller than the main panel
5. Constraints — what must stay accurate?
Call out the things a shop cannot invent: vehicle proportions, logo shape, and readable type. Ask for clean edges and no extra slogans.
- • Keep the vehicle proportions
- • Do not redraw the logo
- • Phone number must stay readable
- • No extra text, no extra graphics
Example you can paste
2021 Ford Transit cargo van, front three-quarter, outdoors in soft daylight. Place the client logo large on the side panel, phone number under the beltline, windows clear. Keep vehicle proportions, do not redraw the logo, no extra slogans.
Files after the picture
The ChatGPT image gets the conversation started. The shop proof is what the client looks at on their own vehicle. When they say yes, Export for Design is the region ZIP your designer opens in Illustrator. The AI concept and print-ready playbook walks through that sequence, including when a reconstruction partner fits.
- Open a guest proof. Go to Create. Guests get a watermarked preview with no account. Wrap mode is available at /create?mode=wrap.
- Describe the job with the five-part prompt. Name the object, the camera angle, the environment, where the art sits, and what must stay accurate. Upload the customer photo and the ChatGPT picture when you have them.
- Show the watermarked proof. Use the preview while the walk-in is still in the shop, or send it as a quick comp.
- Send HD when they want a clean file. HD is from $5, or included with Pro at $49/mo. An HD proof does not use an Export for Design kit.
- Hand the designer Export for Design after the yes. Kits are 2 a month on Pro, 10 on Production, unlimited on Business, or $19 a kit. That ZIP is the Illustrator handoff.
From a flat PNG to Illustrator files
The proof is what the client approves. Export for Design is the kit the designer opens after that. HD proofs do not need a kit.
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A flat PNG is not the Illustrator file. Export for Design is the handoff after the client approves the proof. HD proofs do not need a kit.
Chapters
Questions shops ask
Do I need an account to read Prompt School?
No. This page is public. Open Create for a watermarked preview with no account. Signup includes 3 mockups, lifetime.
How many mockups come with signup?
3 mockups on signup, lifetime. The allowance does not reset each month. After those three, HD is from $5 or included with Pro at $49/mo.
Does an HD proof need an Export for Design kit?
No. HD proofs do not need a kit. Export for Design is the Illustrator handoff after the client approves: 2 kits a month on Pro, 10 on Production, unlimited on Business, or $19 a kit.
Where do I start from a ChatGPT wrap picture?
Open Create and start a guest proof, or read the wrap overview at /wrap. Wrap mode in the app is /create?mode=wrap. Prompt School stays readable without signing in.
Start a guest proof
Prompt School stays on this URL. Create is where the watermarked preview happens.
Want the printable cheat sheet? Download the free prompt guide. Already in the app? Prompt School there stays on your account.