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AI Poster Generator

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AI Poster Generator

Describe the film, the gig or the sale, and get a finished poster with the title spelled right, in portrait or any shape you need. Put your own characters on it, then upscale for print. Free to start, in your browser.

No installation. No credit card. Private by default.

  • Up to 4KOn Nano Banana 2.1
  • 14Reference images per poster
  • 6KWith Image Enhancer
  • $0Free to start

The basics

What is an AI poster generator?

An AI poster generator designs the whole sheet from a description: the image, the title, the supporting text and the layout. A good one treats type as part of the picture, so the title sits where a designer would put it instead of floating on top.

Mage runs the models that do this well. Nano Banana 2.1 renders readable titles and credit blocks, takes up to 14 reference images and outputs up to 4K. GPT Image 2.5 Flare is the other text specialist, very literal with a detailed brief. For pure imagery with no type, Mango 3 keeps the same characters across a whole series of posters.

Because the same account holds your characters, references and edits, a poster is rarely one shot. Generate the key art, fix a detail with Inpaint, and run the final through Image Enhancer when it has to be printed large.

A little more possibility

Why creators make posters on Mage

  • Titles that read

    Nano Banana 2.1 and GPT Image 2.5 Flare place and spell your title and credits, so the poster is usable as it comes out.

  • Your cast on the poster

    Save a character once and call it with @handle, and the same face appears on every poster in a campaign.

  • Any shape

    Portrait 2:3 and 4:5 for print, 9:16 for stories, 16:9 for screens, and wide 4:1 and 8:1 banners on Nano Banana 2.1.

  • Print-ready sizes

    Generate up to 4K on Nano Banana 2.1 with Gems, or upscale any poster to 4K or 6K with Image Enhancer.

  • References in, one design out

    Attach a location, a product shot and a color reference, and describe how they come together.

  • Private until launch

    Key art for an unreleased film or event stays in your account until you choose to share it.

From idea to creation

How do you make a poster with AI?

It takes three steps, and it is free to start.

  1. Open Nano Banana

    The button on this page opens the Nano Banana family, whose default is Nano Banana 2.1.

  2. Describe the poster

    Give the title in quotes, the scene and the mood, and where the type goes: title in the bottom third, credits under it, a tagline at the top.

  3. Pick the shape and resolution

    Choose 2:3 for a classic movie poster or 4:5 for social, and 2K or 4K for the final.

  4. Polish and upscale

    Fix any detail with Inpaint, then run Image Enhancer if the poster is headed for a large print.

Tips and techniques

Lay out the poster in words

Posters have a hierarchy: one image, one title, then everything else. Describe them in that order. The key image first, then the title with its position and style, then the small print. 'Bold condensed title across the bottom third, small credits block under it' gives the model a layout to follow.

Name the genre and the era when you want a recognizable look: a 1970s screen-printed concert poster, a minimal Swiss-style exhibition poster, a painted fantasy film one-sheet. Style words do more for a poster than adjectives about quality.

  • Keep the title to a few words and put it in quotes.
  • Say where the title sits: top, bottom third, or across the middle.
  • Ask for a credits block or date line as "small text" so it stays small.
  • Name one dominant color and one accent.
  • For a series, keep the layout sentence identical and change only the image.

Tips and techniques

Put your own characters on the poster

A campaign needs the same faces on every poster. Save each lead once in the Characters system, from a single portrait, and mention them by @handle in the prompt. Nano Banana 2.1, GPT Image 2.5 Flare and Mango 3 all accept saved characters, so the cast holds from the teaser to the final one-sheet. The AI character generator page explains how the Characters system works.

Saved references work the same way for everything else: a location, an outfit, a prop. A poster series for a fictional detective can pull the same rainy street and the same trench coat into every version.

Tips and techniques

Sizing for print and for screens

Generate at the shape you will use. Nano Banana 2.1 offers ratios from 1:1 through 2:3 and 9:16, plus wide 4:1 and 8:1 banners; most other models offer the standard set from 21:9 to 9:21. Cropping a square into a portrait poster later always cuts something you wanted.

For screens, 2K is plenty. For a large print, generate at 4K on Nano Banana 2.1 or Mango 2, or run the finished poster through Image Enhancer, which upscales to 2K, 4K or 6K while sharpening detail.

The right model for the job

Best models for posters

Pick by what the poster needs most: type, characters or resolution.

  • Nano Banana 2.1

    Readable titles and credits, up to 14 reference images, every poster ratio from portrait to wide banner, and output up to 4K. Google's safety filter applies.

  • GPT Image 2.5 Flare

    The most literal with a detailed layout brief, and strong lettering. Up to 15 reference images and 2K output; Low quality is unlimited from Basic. OpenAI's safety filter applies.

  • Mango 3

    Mage's flagship for key art with characters: the same cast across a series, and edits that keep the rest of the poster in place. Up to 2K, so upscale for large prints.

  • Mango 2

    The Mango that reaches 4K, for poster art that needs resolution more than lettering.

Try these prompts

Poster prompts to try

Replace the title and the cast with your own.

  • Movie one-sheet

    A cinematic movie poster for "Night Market": two leads back to back under red paper lanterns on a rainy street, bold condensed title across the bottom third, a small credits block beneath, teal and orange, 2:3.

  • Concert poster

    A screen-printed style gig poster for "The Lemon Trees, Live at the Harbor", a giant lemon rising like a sun over the sea, two-color print in yellow and navy, band name at the top, date line at the bottom.

  • Exhibition poster

    A minimal Swiss-style exhibition poster reading "Light and Water", a single black-and-white photograph of a breaking wave, red title set flush left, a small grid of text at the bottom.

  • Fantasy one-sheet

    A painted fantasy film poster: a silver-haired queen on a cliff above a burning fleet, the title "The Iron Crown" in carved serif letters at the bottom, warm gold and deep blue.

Room to experiment

How Mage compares for poster design

Template tools give you a layout and ask you to fill it. Many image generators give you a picture and leave the type to you. Mage sits between them: the models draw the image and set the type together, and the rest of the tool chain is in the same account.

Mainstream tools

  • Fixed templates, or images without type
  • One model with one look
  • Faces change from poster to poster
  • Upscaling in another tool

Mage

  • Image and title designed together
  • Several text-capable models to compare
  • Saved characters on every poster
  • Image Enhancer up to 6K in the same account

Follow your imagination

Who uses an AI poster generator?

  • Indie films and web series

    Key art, teaser posters and character one-sheets with the same cast.

  • Events and gigs

    Concert, club and festival posters that change with every date.

  • Shops and launches

    Sale posters and launch announcements for windows, feeds and stories.

  • Schools and clubs

    Event flyers and notice-board posters in minutes, with the text spelled right.

Start small. Dream big.

Is the AI poster generator free?

Mage is free to start with 300 one-time Gems, and every model runs on Gems on any plan. Nano Banana 2.1 is unlimited at 1K on Pro Plus and at 2K on Max; 4K always runs on Gems.

  • Free

    $0

    One-time 300 Gems for new members. No watermark.

  • Basic

    $10/mo

    Unlimited GPT Image 2 and 2.5 at Low quality, Inpaint and Refine, 500 monthly Gems.

  • Pro Plus

    $60/mo

    Unlimited Nano Banana 2.1 at 1K, Mango at up to 4K, Enhance to 4K, 3,500 monthly Gems.

A little more clarity

Frequently asked questions

Can AI make a poster with text on it?
Yes. Nano Banana 2.1 and GPT Image 2.5 Flare render titles and short lines of text you can read. Put the exact title in quotes and say where it goes. Short titles are the most reliable; long paragraphs of small print are better added in a design tool.
What size should a poster be?
Generate in the shape you will print or post: 2:3 or 4:5 for portrait posters, 9:16 for stories, 16:9 for screens. Nano Banana 2.1 reaches 4K on Gems, and Image Enhancer upscales any finished poster to 4K or 6K for larger prints.
Can I put the same characters on several posters?
Yes. Save each character once from a single portrait and mention them by @handle. Nano Banana 2.1, GPT Image 2.5 Flare and Mango 3 all read saved characters, so the faces stay the same across a series.
Is the poster generator free?
Mage is free to start with 300 one-time Gems and no watermark. Basic at $10 a month makes GPT Image 2 and 2.5 at Low quality unlimited; Pro Plus at $60 a month adds unlimited Nano Banana 2.1 at 1K.
Can I use the posters commercially?
A commercial license comes with every paid plan, so posters for your film, event or shop are yours to use. If a poster shows a real person, you need their permission: non-consensual imagery of real people is never allowed on Mage.
Why is a word misspelled on my poster?
Long or unusual words are where every text model slips. Try the same prompt on the other text model, shorten the line, or fix the word with Inpaint by painting over it and describing the correction.
Are my poster designs private?
Yes. Creations are private by default, so key art for something unreleased stays in your account until you choose to share it.

Ready to make your poster?

Free to start, private by design. Have fun creating!

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