If you weren’t living under a rock in March of last year, then your social media feed was probably packed to the brim with Studio Ghibli-inspired art. There wasn’t some sudden paid service from the celebrated Japanese studio that allowed people to get their photos drawn in its art style—everyone began using ChatGPT’s image generator to do it themselves.
While this trend was met with plenty of vitriol from avid fans of the animation studio and those decrying AI’s ability to easily churn out art lifted from copyrighted sources, it still managed to go viral as everyone and their grandmother joined the trend. If you missed out on it or just want a refresher on how to turn your favorite photo into a piece of Studio Ghibli-themed art, you’ve come to the right place.
