ChatGPT: Next Try, still a far way to go

April 08, 2025

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Yes, I can convert a photo into a sketch—for example, a black-and-white line drawing, ink sketch, pencil sketch, technical schematic, or even a scientific illustration style.

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Very good question – the more precise the specifications, the better the result. Here's a compact checklist with everything you should provide in advance so I can create the sketch exactly as you need it:

✅ Checklist for a precise photo-to-sketch conversion

1. 📸 Which image?

Upload a photo with the highest possible resolution.

Clear contours and good contrast will help with the conversion.

2. ✍️ Which sketch style?

Choose, for example:

Pencil sketch (natural, soft, sketchy)

Pen drawing (technical, black and white, clear)

Lineart (comic or manga style, smooth lines)

Scientific illustration (schematic, labelable)

Technical drawing (clear outline, often with lines)

3. 🧩 What should be shown or emphasized?

The entire motif or just a specific section?

Should details be simplified, highlighted, or abstracted?

Example: "Only the middle section as a sketch, leave out the rest."

4. 🧾 Do you want labels?

Should components be labeled?

In German, English, or without text?

Should arrows point to specific details?

5. 🎨 Color or black and white?

Classic: Black and white sketch

Or, for example, colored accents for specific areas

6. 📐 Purpose

Optional, but helpful:

For blog, publication, class, poster, personal use?

→ Then I can better coordinate format and style

🧠 Example information (if you want to mention it directly):

I am uploading a photo of a leaf right now. Please turn it into a black and white pen and ink drawing in a scientific style, without a background, with labels in German. I need this for a teaching slide.

As soon as you give me the photo and your specifications are clear, I will get started!

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Perfect, that's an explicit requirement – ​​thanks! Just upload the light microscope photo when you're ready. I will then turn it into a:

• schematic

• black and white

• scientific illustration

• without labels

• based on the leaf cross-section under the microscope

As soon as the image is there, I will start immediately.

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Image created

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I think we still have a far way to go ...