AI product photos: remove the background, place items in a scene, show clothing on a model.
Craftsperson and handmade seller
ChangingThe piece stays handmade, while AI takes over everything around it: descriptions, photos for your shop, messages, pricing. Buyers and marketplaces such as Etsy increasingly ask what was made by hand and what was made with AI.
Where this job sits on the map
In the same group: 78 of 100 professions.
What changes
Product listings, catalog photos and social media text get done in minutes
Buyers value the maker's hand and the story behind a piece more and more
Marketplaces such as Etsy are adding rules about items and images made with AI; learn them before you publish
AI drafts, the person decides
How the work splits here: AI prepares a draft, the person checks it and makes the call.
What AI does
- Writes descriptions of your pieces and the stories behind them from your notes
- Removes the background from photos and places the piece in a clean scene
- Answers routine buyer questions about size, care and shipping
- Works out your cost per piece and helps you set a price
- Suggests color and pattern options for a sketch
What stays with the person
- The handwork, the materials and the quality
- Your own style and design decisions
- Honesty: photos show the actual piece
- Custom orders and conversations with regular buyers
What to learn first
6 lessons from the course, in order. Start with the first one.
- Your first 30 minutes with AI: where to startStarting from zeroYour first 30 minutes with AI: sign up, ask three questions, try seven everyday tasks, learn what never to share and which plan to pick.Start here
- How to write a good promptUserHow to give AI a task: the five parts of a good prompt, Plan Mode, and how to refine an answer instead of starting over.
- AI copywriting: a prompt pipeline that sounds like youUserAI copywriting with a five-step pipeline and a brand voice file: LinkedIn and Instagram posts, YouTube scripts, landing pages and batches.
- AI image generators in 2026: tools and workflowsUserWhich image generator to pick for which job: Midjourney, ChatGPT Images, Flux, Recraft, Ideogram and how to combine them.
- Unit economics made simple: what a customer is worthUserHow to work out what you earn from one client and what it costs to bring that client in.
- How to price your services: floor, market and valueUserHow to find a price that sits between your own costs and the value to the customer.
Which tools to use
- Freemium
Design without a designer: templates, social posts and slides, plus Canva AI to build layouts from a chat.
FreemiumImage generation and editing inside ChatGPT that replaced DALL-E and works on all plans.
FreemiumAn AI assistant for long documents, analysis and code, with Claude Code and Cowork on paid plans.
FreemiumSocial media scheduler and analytics, free for one brand and 20 posts a month.
Freemium
Ready-to-use materials
- Price calculatorCalculator
The lowest price for a service or product: below it, the work doesn't cover your costs.
Free - Review requestEmail
A review request with three simple questions and a promise to get the client's OK on the text before you publish it.
Free - Monthly content planSheet
12 posts over 4 weeks: topic starters, type, goal, call to action, status and result.
Free - Publishing contentChecklist
Before and after you publish: one idea, usefulness, facts, licenses and a review a week later.
Free
How to earn with AI
We don't promise income: results depend on your niche, your market and your work.
- Job
Spend more time on the pieces and less on setting up your shop
- Service
Setting up product listings and photos for other makers
- Product
A workshop or a digital pattern for a piece
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Checked: October 2026