How to Create a Studio Ghibli-Style Image Using ChatGPT: A Simple, Magical Step-by-Step Guide to Help You Create Your Own ✨
If you, like me, are passionate about Studio Ghibli and have always wanted to create an image with that charming style, well... you've come to the right place.
I discovered by chance that ChatGPT (yes, the same one you're chatting with right now!) can help you create Ghibli-style images without needing to know how to draw.
And the best part: it's super easy!
I'm going to show you a step-by-step guide that I use myself when I want to create a beautiful scene, with that air of nostalgia, magic and nature: everything Ghibli has to offer.
How to create a Studio Ghibli-style image
🧾 Step 1: Think about what you want to create
First, close your eyes for a moment (seriously, it works!) and imagine a scene that brings you peace or reminds you of a good memory. Could it be:
A house in the countryside with flowers around it.
A girl riding a bicycle in a Japanese village.
A forest spirit hidden among the trees.
A cat sleeping on a window in the late afternoon.
Now open your eyes and describe this lovingly. The more detail, the better. Imagine the colors, the weather, the time of day, and even the mood of the scene.
💬 Step 2: Ask me for the Ghibli-style description
Here you tell me something like this:
“Guilherme, I want a Ghibli-style image with a girl wearing a yellow hat riding a bike in a field of flowers at sunset.”
And now it's my turn to help you! I'm turning this idea into a detailed description, ready to be used in an image generator.
Example of how I would deliver the description:
A young woman wearing a yellow hat rides a bicycle along a flower-filled country path at sunset. The sky is painted in soft orange and pink hues, with fluffy clouds floating lazily by. The surrounding hills are a lush green, with small houses scattered in the distance and a few birds flying by. Everything is drawn in the warm, dreamy, hand-painted style of a Studio Ghibli animation.
Great, huh?
🎨 Step 3: Use this description in an AI image generator
With this description in hand, you'll need an image generator. Here are a few I recommend that work very well:
Leonardo.Ai – modern and easy to use
DALL·E (from OpenAI) – integrated with ChatGPT Plus
Midjourney: more technical, but with incredible results
Bing Image Creator: free and direct to the browser
Copy and paste the description I give you, paste it into the image generation field, and... voila! The magic happens! ✨
🧠 Golden tip: ask for adjustments!
Sometimes the image looks pretty at first, but other times you'll want to change something. In that case, you can ask me:
“Guilherme, make the scene brighter.”
“Put a white kitten in the bicycle basket.”
“I want the girl with curly hair and a blue dress.”
And I'll rewrite the description for you, until it's exactly how you imagined it. It's like a four-handed creative process: you dream it, and I help you make it a reality.
📥 Step 4: Save and share your work
Once the image is ready, simply download it. I always like to use these images as:
Cell phone or computer wallpaper
Background for stories or social media posts
Inspiration to write or even paint.
Visual reminder of a memorable moment
I once made an image based on a scene I experienced with my children in the interior of São Paulo: a wheat field, an orange sky, and them running after a kite.
It was so pretty that it became the wallpaper here at home.
🌟Anyone can create a Ghibli-style image
You don't need to be a digital artist, know how to draw, or download complicated software. If you have imagination (and a little love), you've already got what you need.
And I'm here to help you with every detail.
