DTF shops: mock stills are the listing
I2V after the mock is approved.
I2V after the mock is approved.
Seedance I2V from the mock.
Merch on Demand has no AI declaration step and no AI-specific upload penalty. The tier ladder is the actual constraint, and here is how to spend it.
A raw prompt output carries no copyright, so a rival can clone your best seller legally. The human steps that turn a generation into a protectable design.
AI art is allowed on Etsy with disclosure. One claim in your listing copy is not, and it is the same claim that gets shops removed on Amazon and Redbubble too.
Merch art has to survive a physical process after it looks good on screen — ink passes, dark fabric, transparency rules, and a cut line that has to trace.