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AI Wanted Poster Generator — an Old West poster from your own photo

Attach your photo, type the name, the made-up crime and the reward in quotes, and get an aged, sepia Old West poster. Check every letter, then print it for the party.

  • Your photo as the portrait
  • Exact text in quotes
  • Old West, pirate or space styles
  • PNG or JPG, no watermark

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How do you make a wanted poster with AI?

An AI wanted poster generator turns a photo into a vintage Old West “WANTED” poster: aged paper, woodtype lettering, a sepia portrait, a name, a made-up crime and a reward. On Kenerate AI, attach your own photo (or one you have permission to use) to GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst — a model tagged for text rendering — and type every word in quotes; a 2K poster with your photo is 16.5 credits. Keep it to four or five short lines and read every letter before printing. It's for parties, games and gifts: never a real fugitive, a real crime, or someone who hasn't agreed.

Key facts

Ratio to pick
2:3 portrait (24×36 in) · 3:4 (18×24 in, Letter)
Letter print
8.5×11 in · 2550×3300 px at 300 dpi
Poster sizes (4OVER4)
11×17, 18×24 and 24×36 in
Lines of text
4–5: WANTED, name, crime, REWARD, amount
Whose photo
Yours, or someone who said yes
Never
Real fugitives, real crimes, harassment, fake official notices

How to

How to use the AI wanted poster generator

Time needed
Steps
4 steps
  1. Step 1

    Pick the photo

    A clear, front-facing photo of yourself, or of a friend who has said yes. For a whole party, ask each guest first.

  2. Step 2

    Open Image Studio

    Go to /app/image, pick GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst at 2K and a 2:3 or 3:4 portrait ratio, and attach the photo. Sign in free for 25 starter credits.

  3. Step 3

    Write the poster in quotes

    Style first, then each line in quotes: “an aged Old West wanted poster on torn sepia paper, woodtype lettering, ‘WANTED’ at the top, this person's face as an engraved portrait, ‘CALAMITY JO’, ‘FOR EXCESSIVE LINE DANCING’, ‘REWARD $5,000’”.

  4. Step 4

    Proof, fix, print

    Read every letter, fix slips with Edit Text in Image, upscale if you're printing big, then print on Letter, A4 or 11×17 in paper.

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Tips

Get a poster that reads right

The look is easy. Spelling, a face that still looks like you, and a joke everyone's in on are what make it work.

  • Keep it to four or five lines. The more small print you ask for, the likelier a letter slips.

  • Say “use the face from this photo, keep the likeness” so the portrait still looks like the person.

  • Pick a clear, front-facing photo with good light — no sunglasses, no group shots.

  • Read every word against your notes; fix a slip with Edit Text in Image instead of starting again.

  • Make the crime silly and the person in on it — the joke is the point.

Models

Which AI model is best for wanted posters?

What each model is good at. Open any one straight in the generator.

  • GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst title card — glowing sunburst-coloured 3D lettering on a bold magazine-cover-style layout

    OpenAI

    GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

    Reference images
    Up to 16
    Output
    1K–4K · 2:3 · 3:4

    Best for

    Accurate lettering; your photo as the portrait

    Open GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst
  • Google

    Nano Banana 2.1

    Reference images
    Up to 14
    Output
    Up to 4K · 2:3 · 3:4

    Best for

    Keeps a likeness close; one poster per guest in one style

    Open Nano Banana 2.1
  • Ideogram v4 title card — a bold vintage enamel shop sign with the title on it

    Ideogram

    Ideogram v4

    Output
    5 ratios · 3:4

    Best for

    Type-led poster with a blank portrait frame

    Open Ideogram v4
  • Recraft V4.1 title card — a flat vector illustration of a city park with geometric trees

    Recraft

    Recraft V4.1

    Output
    5 ratios · 3:4

    Best for

    Sharp woodtype-style headlines from a prompt

    Open Recraft V4.1
  • Qwen Image 3.0 title card — neatly written on a café blackboard menu board in a sunlit café
    Free plan

    Alibaba

    Qwen Image 3.0

    Reference images
    Up to 3
    Output
    1K · 2K

    Best for

    Free plan — try a style first

    Open Qwen Image 3.0

FAQ

AI Wanted Poster Generator questions

How do I make a wanted poster with AI?

Open Kenerate's Image Studio, pick GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst at 2K and a 2:3 portrait ratio, attach your photo, and write the poster with every line in quotes: “an aged Old West wanted poster, ‘WANTED’ in big woodtype letters, this person's face as an engraved portrait, ‘CALAMITY JO’, ‘FOR STEALING THE LAST SLICE OF PIE’, ‘REWARD $5,000’”. Read every letter, then print it.

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Will the AI spell the name and reward right?

Usually, if each line is in quotes and there are only four or five of them — GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst, Ideogram v4 and Recraft V4.1 are the Kenerate models tagged for text rendering. But OpenAI's own guide says image models can still struggle with precise text placement and clarity, so check every letter and digit. If one is wrong, Edit Text in Image swaps just that word (up to five per run) in the same lettering, for 21 credits with its default model.

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Can I use a friend's photo?

Only if they've said yes. Use your own photo, or one of someone who knows and agrees — and for children, a parent's or guardian's OK. Never make a poster to mock, shame or harass someone, and don't post anyone's poster publicly without asking. Kenerate's terms prohibit targeted harassment and deceptive impersonation.

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Can I make a poster of a real criminal or a real crime?

No. Don't recreate a real wanted notice, a real fugitive or a real crime, and don't make a poster that looks like an official police, sheriff or FBI notice — that can mislead people, and Kenerate's terms prohibit forged civic documents and deceptive impersonation. Keep the crime obviously silly and the poster obviously a costume-party prop.

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What size should I print a wanted poster?

Letter (8.5×11 in) or A4 for a party wall or place cards, and 11×17, 18×24 or 24×36 in for a big poster — the common sizes 4OVER4 lists. Generate at 2:3 for 24×36 in (and crop a sliver for 11×17), or 3:4 for 18×24 in and Letter. At 300 dpi, Letter is 2550×3300 px, so generate at 4K or use the Image Upscaler (3 credits, up to 8K) for anything bigger.

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What should the crime and reward say?

Something the person will laugh at: “FOR EXCESSIVE LINE DANCING”, “FOR HOGGING THE TV REMOTE”, “FOR STEALING HEARTS”, “FOR CATTLE RUSTLING AT THE BUFFET”. Rewards can be silly too: “$5,000”, “10 GOLD COINS”, “ONE CUPCAKE”. Keep the whole poster to four or five lines so every word comes out right.

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Can I make a pet wanted poster?

Yes — pets are perfect outlaws. Attach a photo of your cat or dog and try “WANTED: ‘BISCUIT’, ‘FOR GRAND THEFT SOCKS’, ‘REWARD: ONE BELLY RUB’”. The AI pet portrait generator has more styles if you want a formal portrait instead.

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Can I make one poster for every guest?

Yes, with their OK. Make the first poster, then attach it plus each guest's photo and write “same poster style as the first image, this person's face, ‘NAME’, ‘CRIME’”. Nano Banana 2.1 is good at keeping a set consistent. Use them as place cards, a photo-booth wall or a party game.

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Is the AI wanted poster generator free?

Free to start. A new Kenerate account gets 25 credits on sign-up — a GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst poster with your photo is 16.5 credits at 2K, or 11.7 at 1K — and Qwen Image 3.0 is a free-plan model. After that, credits come in one-time packs that never expire, with no subscription. Downloads carry no watermark.

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In depth

AI Wanted Poster Generator, explained

What works, what to avoid, and how to pick a model.

16 wanted poster ideas for parties and games

Attach the photo, then swap in your own name, crime and reward — keep every line in quotes:

  • Classic Old West: torn sepia paper, nail holes in the corners, “WANTED”, the name, “REWARD $5,000” in heavy woodtype.
  • Birthday outlaw: “WANTED FOR TURNING 40”, “REWARD: CAKE”, bunting pinned to the top corners.
  • Western party place card: small poster, the guest's name only, “WANTED AT TABLE 3”.
  • Bachelor or bachelorette party: “WANTED: THE BRIDE”, “FOR STEALING ONE HEART”, rope border.
  • Office farewell: “WANTED BACK”, “FOR LEAVING US”, “REWARD: ONE MORE COFFEE”.
  • Pirate version: parchment and a skull-and-crossbones seal, “WANTED BY THE CROWN”, “100 DOUBLOONS”.
  • Space bounty: a sci-fi bounty notice on a metal panel, “BOUNTY: 1,000,000 CREDITS”.
  • Fantasy tavern: a guild notice on a wooden board, “WANTED FOR DRAGON-EGG SMUGGLING”.
  • Murder-mystery game: a fictional character card, “WANTED FOR QUESTIONING”, the character's name.
  • Pet outlaw: “BISCUIT”, “FOR GRAND THEFT SOCKS”, “REWARD: ONE BELLY RUB”.
  • Book club: “WANTED FOR NOT FINISHING THE BOOK”, “REWARD: SPOILERS”.
  • Team game: one poster per team captain, matching style, “DEAD-EYE DANA”, “THE QUICK-DRAW KID”.
  • Comic-book style: halftone dots, bright red “WANTED”, a speech bubble.
  • Movie-prop look: weathered poster nailed to a barn door, golden-hour light — a picture, not a flat print.
  • Minimal modern: off-white paper, one black serif “WANTED”, lots of space.
  • Blank template: “WANTED” and “REWARD” only, an empty portrait frame — add the photo and name in your own editor.

By Last updated and reviewed

We build and run the Kenerate generator. Every example is a real output of the model named under it; models and presets were checked against the app's code.

Sources: OpenAI — Image generation guide, Limitations (text rendering) · 4OVER4 — Standard sizes for wall, desk, poster and pocket calendars (poster sizes) · Kenerate AI — Terms of Service (prohibited content)

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