How To Create Studio Ghibli Style AI Images: Create Your Own Animation Art

The recent addition to ChatGPT’s AI image generator tool that can create animation art of your pictures, has been taking over social media since then. This new animation style is inspired by Studio Ghibli’s signature animation style.

Now users can create attractive illustrations of their images inspired by the legendary animation studio. You can create dreamy environments, animation characters with expressive eyes, moods and more. This new feature captures the essence of legendary Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki’s films.

But do you know about the original Studio Ghibli and how to create Studio Ghibli style AI images in ChatGPT? If not, in today’s article, we’ll discover everything. So stay tuned.

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What is Studio Ghibli Art?

Studio Ghibli is an animation film producing studio based in Japan that was established in 1985 by Miyazaki Hayao, Takahata Isao and Suzuki Toshio.

It is famous for its high-definition filmmaking in the form of hand-drawn animations with vibrant watercolors, large-eyed characters, dream-like surroundings and deep narrations.

They have produced the most popular animated films including Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, Kiki’s Delivery Service and Princess Mononoke.

Who can Use ChatGPT’s Image Generation Feature?

OpenAI announced on Wednesday that the new Studio Ghibli style AI image generation capability of ChatGPT is releasing for Plus and Pro.

Also in an X post on Thursday, Sam Altman said that the release of this feature to Free subscribers would be delayed for a while.

In the meantime, the company added that it will be introducing it to Enterprise and Edu users through its API soon.

How To Create Studio Ghibli Style AI Images? For Premium Users

If you have the premium subscription of ChatGPT, you can generate Studio Ghibli-style images for free. Read the below steps to know how you can create:

Access ChatGPT: Visit the website of ChatGPT or open in the mobile app and log in.
Select GPT-40: After logging in, make sure you’re on the GPT-4o model. The model selection option can be found in the top left of the interface. GPT-4o has multimodal output capabilities, including text and image, so it’s the best model to use for creating art.
Enter your Image Prompt: Enter your description prompt in the chat. For example, you can write- create an image in the style of Studio Ghibli. You can also describe the environment, characters, mood and color palette according to your choice in the chat.
Generate the Image: After writing your prompt, press enter. ChatGPT will take some time to generate the image based on your description.
Download and Save: Once ChatGPT displays an image, you can save it by clicking right on it and selecting the save image option to save it.

How to Create Your Own AI-Generated Ghibli Art Using Grok For Free?

In this heading, I’ll tell you how to create your own animation image by using Grok for free. Read below mentioned steps to know that:

First open the Grok website or app on your phone.
Once you are on the Grok start page, make sure the model is checked as Grok 3.
Now upload your desired image by clicking on the paper clip icon in the bottom left corner.
Write a text prompt asking Grok to ‘Ghiblify’ the image.
You should now get the intended image and if you are not satisfied with the output there is also an option to edit the image in Grok.

What the Owner of Studio Ghibli Style, Miyazaki Hayao Thinks About AI?

There is no official statement from the owner Miyazaki Hayao on the current Studio Ghibli style AI trend. But in an old interview of his in 2016, he said that AI-generated animation an “insult to life itself”.

He said in that interview,

“I can’t watch this stuff and find [it] interesting. Whoever creates this stuff has no idea what pain is whatsoever. I am utterly disgusted. If you really want to make creepy stuff, you can go ahead and do it. I would never wish to incorporate this technology into my work at all. I strongly feel that this is an insult to life itself.”

Conclusion

Creating Studio Ghibli-style AI images on ChatGPT is a creative and enjoyable process. By following the above mentioned steps and writing detailed prompts, you can create beautiful images that reflect the beauty of Ghibli’s enchanted world.

Even if you don’t have a ChatGPT premium subscription, still you can create this trend by using Grok. Don’t forget to try out various prompts and styles to enhance your skills and produce your own Studio Ghibli style AI images.

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