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Time to set Ghibli aside? 6 more styles that ChatGPT can turn pictures to

TOI Lifestyle Desk
| ETimes.in | Last updated on - Apr 7, 2025, 16:24 IST
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The Studio Ghibli trend

The Studio Ghibli trend has taken the world by storm, and millions of users are storming to the AI chatbot to convert their pictures into Studio Ghibli style images. The cute faces, the aesthetics, the Ghibli portraits, it is all so alluring and beautiful.
Every generated image has a soft, watercolour-like texture, the details remain the same (in most cases), and the happy expressions just amplify to something even better. But as the Studio Ghibli trend starts to fade, and people start looking for new options, here we mention 6 more styles ChatGPT can generate pictures in.


(Image: x/@ivivekch)

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Anime style

Anime-style image generation is one that very few people have tried as yet, and with a simple prompt of ‘Hey, please turn this to Anime/Manga style portrait’ can give amazing results. The style has large, expressive eyes, bright and beautiful colours, sharp lines and detailed hair, a shading technique, and more.
So whether you want a quick family portrait turned to Anime style or a solo picture, try it out and see the magic.


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Caricature style

The humorous creations in art came with Caricature, and the style is described with exaggerated features of a person or character to create a dramatic effect. People use caricatures for portraits, comedy sketches, sometimes even in political cartoons, or for gifting a nice, entertaining piece to a close friend.
If you ask ChatGPT to create a caricature for one of your images, be ready to see big heads and noses, a rather small body, and pointy fingers.


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Pixar style

Pixar style is another adorable option you have to turn your simple pictures to beautiful portraits. And if you love Pixar’s animated films like Toy Story or Finding Nemo, this style will be your new favourite.
Just ask ChatGPT to ‘Hey, convert this image I uploaded to a Pixar style one’, and see it get to work. And soon you will have a generated image with 3D elements, detailed features and characters, smooth lines and bright lights, and much more.


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Neon takes the stage

While this isn’t a classic in the image generation, neither is it cute or adorable, but neon elements can really up the game for certain pictures. Neon aesthetics give a nice and modern digital art look, and have a futuristic element to them.
And while this isn’t recommended for human portraits, if you say upload pictures of a new phone, or a laptop, or even a fancy water bottle, the results can be amazing.
There will be bright neon colour, electric blue and pink patterns, and sleek lines all over.


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Impressionist style

If you are a fan of artists like Monet and Renoir, you will love the Impressionist hint ChatGPT can give your pictures. This one is perfect for selfies and family photos, and will give a nice and soft touch to the images.
The image generated will have loose, visible brushstrokes, soft and blended colours, giving an old but dreamy effect, and of course, the movement of light and shadow.


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Oil painting style

Oil painting is one of the most famous classical art styles, and the rich textures and deep colour blending is famous among people. And AI too can generate oil painting style portraits, with just one right and rather simple prompt.
Upload a picture you want to transform and then ask the chatbot to turn it into a deep effect oil painting style picture, and the image generated will be with thick and textured brushstrokes, have a sense of depth to them, and there will be rich blending of colours that will immediately catch eyes.

(All images generated with ChatGPT)

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