When you create a Custom Product in your Shop, the image you upload will appear as the product tile in your client’s Gallery Shop.
You can personalize this tile by choosing a space in the product image where one of your client’s gallery photos will be displayed automatically.
This tutorial will show you how to set that display area within your custom product image.
Gallery photos are selected by Pic-Time’s smart algorithm, which tracks the images your clients interact with when they download, favorite, or share.
You can guide the algorithm by favoriting 6 photos in the gallery. These photos will appear in the shop images when your client views the gallery for the first time. (Learn more).
Defining the Photo Space
Before you begin, make sure you’ve created a Custom Product. If you haven’t, follow these steps to set one up.
1. In your Custom Product Info settings, click the + icon to begin.
2. Along with the predesigned images, you can upload your own. Click the + Upload Image icon, then select a transparent PNG file from your computer.
3. Checkmark to Personalize using client photos.
If you upload a JPEG, the client’s photo will appear in front of your image.
If you upload a transparent PNG, the client’s photo will show through the transparent area, appearing behind your image.
4. Make sure to upload both a Landscape and a Portrait version of your product image.
When the store tile is displayed, the system may select either a portrait or a landscape gallery photo (based on the algorithm). Preparing both versions ensures the photo is shown correctly, without cropping.
To upload the additional version, click the + icon.
5. Hover over the photo and click the pencil icon to edit the personalization settings if needed.
6. Drag the handles to set the photo box - the area where your client’s gallery photo will appear.
Use the middle handles to keep a rectangular shape.
Use the corner handles to adjust for perspective or create a diagonal shape.
7. To display client photos in multiple areas, click + add photo box to add an additional photo box and position it as needed.
8. Once you have positioned your photo box, click Apply to save.
9. You can click on the eye icon to preview the image
10. Your client’s photos will now display in the shop tile!
Photos in Circular (or other) Shapes
To display client photos in custom shapes such as circles, ovals, or other shapes, upload a PNG with a transparent “hole” in the desired shape. Then, in the editor, adjust the photo box corners to match the shape.
1. Prepare your PNG file.
2. Upload following the steps above.
3. The photo will appear in the transparent area of the shape.