The cat that didn't come home
Two nights without a sign. A lost cat poster with a photo of her on the sofa, her description and the neighbourhood, printed ten times for the bakery and the mailboxes.
Make a lost pet poster with AI
Your pet's photo becomes a print-ready A4 poster: title, name, description, place and number spelled correctly, in two styles. Workflow visible here, no account needed.
Real workflow: a photo of a red and white corgi, then two lost dog posters, one with a red banner, the other yellow with paw prints. Name, description, place and number match on both.
At a glance
- You provide
- 1 photo · a text or a brief
- What the workflow produces
- 2 images in 3:4
- Canvas structure
- 6 nodes wired by 4 connections
- Models wired in
- Nano Banana Pro
- Cost of one full run
- about 38 credits, roughly $0.46
- Account
- The demo is visible without an account; generating requires a free account, trial credits included
When a pet goes missing, the first hours matter, and that is exactly when nobody has the head to lay out a poster. This workflow starts from a photo of YOUR pet and produces two print-ready A4 posters, a classic one with a red banner and a warmer one, with all the text in the right place.
Two things make a poster useful: people must recognise the animal at a glance, and the number must be right. The prompt asks for the real photo and names what sets the animal apart, then gives each line of text in quotes. Nano Banana Pro writes it letter for letter, digits included.
For something lighter to share once your pet is home, a portrait of it as a character will make the whole street smile. Both posters cost thirty-eight credits.
Actual renders from the demo
These are the files of the workflow above, exactly as the models produced them, unretouched. The starting point is shown when there is one.
Starting point
Render
Who it is for
Owners whose pet has gone missing, people who found an animal, charities, shelters and vet clinics.
Which files to provide
A recent, sharp photo of the animal, and the lines to write in quotes: title, name, description, place, number.
How it works
- 1
Pick the photo
Recent and sharp, the whole animal or at least the head and markings clearly visible. This is what neighbours will compare against.
- 2
Replace the text
Name, short description, date and area, number: each line in quotes, in the prompt of each node.
- 3
Check the number
Digit by digit, on the image. A wrong number makes the poster useless, even if everything else is perfect.
- 4
Print and share
In A4 for shops and lamp posts, and the same image in local groups and lost pet websites.
Variations and use cases
The same canvas, tuned for different needs: each variation is two or three lines of prompt away.
The dog that ran off on a walk
He bolted into the woods during the walk. The poster goes up that evening on the trees by the car park and in the village group, with the area where he was seen.
The found animal
You took in a dog without a collar. The same prompt makes a found dog poster to reach the owner, without giving every detail so fake owners can't claim it.
The shelter and the charity
An animal welfare group prepares posters for pets reported lost by families in a few minutes, in one consistent style people recognise.
The vet and the waiting room
The clinic pins up the area's lost pets at reception, each poster made from the photo the owner sent, all readable the same way.
The parrot that flew away
A bird is recognised by its colours. The poster shows the photo large, says that it talks or whistles, and asks people not to try to catch it.
Common mistakes
A blurry or old photo
A six-month-old puppy on the poster of a five-year-old dog, and nobody makes the connection. Use the most recent, sharpest photo.
Too much text
Personality, habits, life story: from a distance, none of it reads. Name, two distinguishing marks, place and number are enough.
Not checking the digits
The model spells correctly most of the time, but one wrong digit is fatal. Compare the number on the image with yours before printing.
Putting your address
A number is enough. An exact address on a public poster also attracts reward scams. Give the area, not the street.
Recommended models
Nano Banana Pro
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst
Flux 3
Seedream 5 ProFrequently asked questions
Is the animal redrawn?
No: the prompt asks for the real photo, with its markings. In the demo, the corgi is identical, small brown spot on the muzzle included.
Does it work for a cat, a rabbit, a parrot?
Yes: replace "dog" with the animal and describe what sets it apart, coat, collar, notched ear.
Can I add a reward?
Yes: add a line in quotes, for example "Reward", and say where it goes on the poster.
How much do the two posters cost?
Thirty-eight credits, nineteen per poster on Nano Banana Pro. One more version, say in black and white for a home printer, costs nineteen credits.
Why Nano Banana Pro?
Because it spells correctly, accents and digits included, and keeps the original photo: it's your pet on the poster, not a stock dog.
Is the text spelled correctly?
In the demo, yes: all five lines and the number match on both posters. Always proofread before printing.
What size for printing?
The render is 3:4, close to A4. Print in A4 on an office printer; for A3, run the render through the Enhance node first.
Should I also report the loss?
Yes: if your pet is microchipped, report it missing to the microchip database it is registered with. The poster comes on top of that.
Make a lost pet poster with AI
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