ChatGPT Sketch for image generation from doodles
Use your own drawings as a basis for AI-generated images in ChatGPT.
ChatGPT Sketch is a feature within ChatGPT that allows users to draw a simple sketch and then have the AI generate a detailed image based on that drawing and accompanying text prompts.
For
Creating custom AI images where a visual concept is easier to convey through a sketch than words alone.
Pricing
Included with ChatGPT, ChatGPT Work, and Codex subscriptions.
Url
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/991727/openai-chatgpt-images-2-5-sketch
What it does and when to use it
ChatGPT's Sketch feature lets you draw a doodle directly in the chat interface. You can then instruct ChatGPT to create an image based on your sketch, offering a new way to guide AI image generation.
Sources and credit
- ChatGPT Sketch turns your bad drawings into detailed AI images ↗The Verge AI · The Verge AI · Sep 8, 2026 · paraphrased
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Where it shows up
- ChatGPT Sketch turns your bad drawings into detailed AI imagesOpenAI · The Verge AI · Sep 8, 2026
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Questions people ask
- Which AI tools does this work with?
- The sources used it with ChatGPT.
- Where did this come from?
- The Verge AI (The Verge AI). Subvolts collected, normalized and credited it; the link above opens the original.