WowMachine Academy

Learn WowMachine step by step: the basics first, then real use cases and shortcuts.

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1Getting startedThe essentials to find your way around the platform.4 lessons · 5 min of reading · Basic
1. 1.1WowMachine in 3 minutesAn AI platform for print and design: templates, collections, design helpers and workflows that run the same way from the web, the Studio or the API.Video1 min read
2. 1.2Plans and creditsWhat each plan includes, how to read the credit counter in the header and what to do when you run out of credits.Video2 min read
3. 1.3Finding the right modelSearch and filter the catalogue by category, type, provider and tags, and learn to read a model page before you run it.Video1 min read
4. 1.4Your first generationFill in a model's form, check the cost on the button, run it and follow its progress until you download or reuse the result.Video1 min read
2StudioYour daily workspace: generate, iterate and organise results.5 lessons · 5 min of reading · Basic
1. 2.1Studio tourThe panel to run any model, the gallery with all your results and the tools to filter and organise them.Video1 min read
2. 2.2Iterate with Tweak itReload a result's exact inputs to change a single detail and run it again, with the same model or another one.Video1 min read
3. 2.3Edit by chatting: Chat to editAsk for changes to an image in your own words. Each message creates a new version and the conversation is saved.Video1 min read
4. 2.4Quick actions on each resultThe buttons that appear when you hover over a Studio result: remove the background, turn it into a template, edit it by chatting, hide it or delete it.Video1 min read
5. 2.5Folders and share linksOrganise your results in folders and share a result's link: whoever opens it sees the image and its inputs and can start from them.Video1 min read
3TemplatesPrint-ready designs you regenerate with new photos and text.4 lessons · 6 min of reading · Basic
1. 3.1Use a templatePick a template from the catalogue, change the photo and the text and generate a new design with the same composition and style.Video2 min read
2. 3.2Train your template with Template TrainerUpload a finished design (a logo, a t-shirt graphic, a poster, a mug print) and turn it into a reusable template with the fields you choose.Video1 min read
3. 3.3Manage My templatesChange the name, description, cover, examples and visibility of the templates you've trained.Video1 min read
4. 3.4What makes a template workHow to prepare the starting design, describe the fields and choose Template Trainer's options, and how to test the template before sharing it.Video2 min read
4CollectionsStyle packs trained on real designs, to create new ideas in that style.5 lessons · 8 min of reading · Intermediate
1. 4.1Template or collection?A template repeats one specific design with another photo or text; a collection learns a style from 3 to 30 designs and applies it to new ideas.Video1 min read
2. 4.2Train with Collections TrainerPrepare a ZIP of 3 to 30 coherent designs, upload it and train your collection; then check its cover and style cohesion.Video2 min read
3. 4.3Generate with a collectionWrite your idea, choose the format, style variety, background colour and how faithful to the style it should be, or let the collection surprise you.Video3 min read
4. 4.4Manage My collectionsSee which designs each collection was trained on, change its name, description, cover, examples and visibility, and turn it off or delete it.Video1 min read
5. 4.5Design Scraper: from a store to a ZIPPaste the address of a category or store page of your catalogue and get a ZIP with its clean designs, in the same order: the fastest way to start a collection.Video1 min read
5Design toolsThe daily workbench: cut out, improve, restyle and adapt.4 lessons · 6 min of reading · Basic
1. 5.1Remove backgroundsRemove the background from any image: Fast for photos and most designs in seconds, Balanced for the finest edges, Smart for designs whose lettering must stay, and Premium for glows, smoke and see-through effects.Video3 min read
2. 5.2Magic ImproverTurns a phone photo, a collage, a logo or a few words into finished, print-ready t-shirt designs.Video1 min read
3. 5.3Design Style TransformerGive your design the look of another one you like: with a reference design, fusing up to 10 of your designs or starting from text alone.Video1 min read
4. 5.4Image and video utilitiesResize, flip, build a grid, get the colour palette or extract frames: small pieces you then chain in a workflow.Video1 min read
6Print PrepTurn a finished design into a file the print shop accepts: the right pixels for the product, the DPI written in, transparency kept.1 lesson · 2 min of reading · Basic
1. 6.1Prepare a design for printGive a design the pixels its print size needs: DPI Fixer sizes it for a product at 300 DPI, DPI Fixer Ultimate adds a 4× AI upscale for small or damaged art, and 4× Upscaler enlarges on its own.Video2 min read
7WorkflowsChain tools into a single step and run it from the web or the API. Requires the Pro plan or higher.4 lessons · 4 min of reading · Advanced
1. 7.1What a workflow is and when it pays offA chain of steps that runs as a single model, from the web or the API. It pays off when you repeat the same sequence. Requires the Pro plan or higher.Video1 min read
2. 7.2Build a workflow with the assistantName it in My workflows, tell the assistant what goes in and what should come out, and let it propose the steps and build it.Video1 min read
3. 7.3Run a workflow and review the resultRun your workflow, understand what you pay for (the sum of the steps) and what happens when a step fails: you only pay for the ones that finished.Video1 min read
4. 7.4Workflows inside workflowsAny template, collection or workflow can be a step of another workflow, up to four levels deep. For example: collection, remove background and grid.Video1 min read
8API for developersEverything you do on the web, from code.4 lessons · 4 min of reading · Intermediate
1. 8.1Your API key and first callWhere your API key is, how to authenticate and how to start a generation and check its status from code.Video1 min read
2. 8.2The Python clientInstall the official client with pip and generate, wait for and read the result in three lines.Video1 min read
3. 8.3Uploading files and receiving webhooksUpload images, video, audio or ZIP files of up to 50 MB to use as inputs, and get a webhook when the run finishes instead of polling.Video1 min read
4. 8.4Cost, balance and limitsGet a quote before running, read your balance and understand your plan's request limits and what a 429 means.Video1 min read
9Use casesComplete end-to-end flows with real work.6 lessons · 7 min of reading · Intermediate
1. 9.1From trend to t-shirtThe daily design flow end to end: from a trend idea to an image, from there to a t-shirt design with Magic Improver and, finally, with a transparent background.Case study1 min read
2. 9.2A personalised gift with the customer's photoPick a template, test it with several photos and names and connect it to your store through the API so every order generates its design.Case study1 min read
3. 9.3A new collection from a catalogueRun Design Scraper on a category of your store, review the ZIP, train the collection and generate twenty new designs in that style.Case study1 min read
4. 9.4Adapt a best-seller to another nicheTake a design that sells into the style of another niche (sport, pets, jobs) with Design Style Transformer and finish the details with Chat to edit.Case study1 min read
5. 9.5Batch production with a workflowFeed a list of phrases into a workflow, get the designs by webhook and work out the total cost before you start.Case study1 min read
6. 9.6Ideas for getting the most out of templates and collectionsGifts, groups, seasonal campaigns, characters and niches: the jobs each one handles best, the format for each product and how to combine them.Case study2 min read
10Tips & shortcutsOne minute each: shortcuts that save you time.8 lessons · 8 min of reading
1. 10.1Turn a result into a template with "T"From a Studio card, a result goes straight to Template Trainer as the starting design.Short1 min read
2. 10.2Links that fill in the formAdd ?image= to a model's address to fill in its image field, or ?prediction_id= to load a whole result.Short1 min read
3. 10.3Switch model without losing your imagesWith Tweak it loaded, pick another model: the input images move to the equivalent field of the new model.Short1 min read
4. 10.4Share without publishing"Unlisted" lets anyone with the link see and use your template, collection or workflow, without it appearing in the catalogue or in search.Short1 min read
5. 10.5Check the cost before runningThe "Run" button shows how many credits the run costs with the options you chose; change one and it updates.Short1 min read
6. 10.6Review results with the keyboardIn a Studio result's details, the ← and → keys take you to the previous and next one.Short1 min read
7. 10.7Surprise meIn a collection, let the platform propose the content of each design and keep what works.Short1 min read
8. 10.8Remix: the result as the next inputOn a model page, Remix puts the result into the input field so you can chain steps by hand.Short1 min read