What is the Ghibli Style?

The Ghibli style is a unique artistic style created by the famous Japanese animation studio Studio Ghibli. It is renowned for its delicate hand-drawn animations, rich colors and dreamy scenes. The works of Studio Ghibli are often full of natural elements, fantasy creatures and profound human themes, giving people a warm and imaginative feeling.

It is believed that friends who have watched Japanese anime such as "Spirited Away", "My Neighbor Totoro" and "Castle in the Sky" all know the Ghibli style. The painting styles of these works are very unique, with bright and delicate colors, making people feel a dreamy atmosphere.

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ChatGPT Ghibli Effect

The following pictures are examples of Ghibli-style images generated using ChatGPT. As you can see, the images retain the original composition and movements, but present the unique artistic style of Studio Ghibli in terms of colors and details.

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How to Use ChatGPT to Generate Ghibli-style Images?

Currently, free users of ChatGPT can generate 3 pictures for free every day. Although ChatGPT 4o is currently only open to paid users due to the significant increase in usage, in fact, free users also have the opportunity to convert photos into the Ghibli style!

If you want to use ChatGPT to generate pictures unlimitedly, you need to upgrade to the subscription version.

The simplest Prompt for ChatGPT to generate Ghibli style: "Please help me transform the provided picture into the Ghibli style (Studio Ghibli) while maintaining the composition and movements of the picture."

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If you want a more specific effect, you can use the following Prompt:

Please transform the photo I provided into a modern high-definition Studio Ghibli animation style illustration, retaining the basic composition and main elements of the photo.

Specific requirements are as follows:
Redraw with a delicate, clean and bright hand-drawn style.
The composition remains unchanged: the layout of people and backgrounds remains the same as the original photo.
The main body of people is retained: the expressions and movements of people are retained to show a natural and emotional state.
Color processing: the colors are bright and natural, avoiding yellowing or darkness. The overall atmosphere should be gentle, transparent and have emotional tension.
Line style: the lines are clear and smooth, with rich details and a hand-drawn texture.
Size ratio: the output image size is the same as the original photo.
  • "Modern high-definition Studio Ghibli animation style illustration": directly name it and tell the AI that this is what you want! Adding "modern high-definition" is to hope that the picture quality is higher.
  • "Delicate, clean and bright hand-drawn style": this is to simulate the texture of the background of Studio Ghibli animations and avoid the "plastic feeling" of the AI-generated greasy or overly smooth ones.
  • "Bright and natural colors, avoiding excessive yellowing or darkness": emphasize the sense of transparency and vitality and prevent the AI from giving you a whole "doomsday dusk" or "old photo" filter.
  • "Clear and smooth lines": avoid blurry pictures or details blurred into a ball to make the main body more prominent.
  • "Retain the basic composition and main elements of the photo": this is to let the AI "copy" your original photo to modify instead of completely freehand, ensuring the magical effect of "being you but not you".
  • "Incorporate rich details": Studio Ghibli's pictures have a lot of details. This sentence helps to improve the delicacy of the picture.

Summary

By using ChatGPT to generate Ghibli-style images, you can easily convert ordinary photos into artworks full of dreamy colors. Just provide clear prompts, and the AI can create amazing image effects for you. Whether for personal collection or social media sharing, these Ghibli-style images can bring you unique visual enjoyment.