Ghibli-Style Picture With Pencil Goes Viral After Artist Creates It All By Himself Ditching ChatGPT's AI Studio

While the internet is busy generating Studio Ghibli images on ChatGPT using artificial intelligence, one artist decided to ditch the trend and go back to basics. Instead of simply asking for an AI-generated image, he attempted to create a Ghibli art by himself.

Identified as Kunal Chopra, a Freelance concept artist based in Malaysia, posted his artwork on social media alongside his reference portrait. Using his pencil and artistic skills, he sketched himself in the now-viral style.

In an era where artificial intelligence is winning the hearts of internet users, especially with its recent Ghibli-style image trend, Kunal pulled out his pencil to draw. Chopra, a digital artist with a knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and its elements, shared his recent work on X. He posted the hand-drawn self-portrait in the trending Studio Ghibli style. 

His tweet has since gone viral, amassing over 684.5K views within hours.

Take a look at the visuals below

From ChatGPT to Photoshop

The artist who used his 'pencil', a touchscreen stylus, revealed that he initially generated a Ghibli art via AI, followed by creating it on Photoshop all by himself. In his X post, he mentioned that it took him approximately two hours to study and replicate ChatGPT-created Ghibli image on the virtual canvas.

He posted a side-by-side comparison featuring his real-life mirror selfie and the digital drawing, showcasing his transformation into an anime-like character. In another post, he also uploaded the output designed by the AI studio. 

"Is it perfect? Nope! But I did it, and I’m proud of that!" Kunal wrote in his post, encouraging others to embrace drawing as an enjoyable and fulfilling skill. 

Netizens react

"Pick up a pencil & learn to draw. It’s not that hard. It’s so much more satisfying & fun," he added, sparking discussions about the value of traditional and digital hand-drawn artwork in the era of AI advancements.

Kunal's posts received mixed reactions.

People praised his artwork and called him the "Real artist", but they also acknowledged the power and swiftness of AI noting the human artist took hours together to create something what artificial intelligence could generate in seconds.