How to create a paper cut illustration from your photos with artificial intelligence, using ChatGPT or Gemini
Let’s tell you how to create a paper cut illustration from your photos using artificial intelligence. We are going to tell you a prompt that you will be able to use in both ChatGPT and Gemini, although the result can vary greatly depending on which of them you use. Therefore, we will start by telling you the prompt that you should copy and paste, which is quite long and detailed. And then we will tell you the differences between using Gemini and ChatGPT to do this, because they are very notable differences. Illustration of paper cut from your photos To make this composition, you simply have to add a photo and paste the text to the prompt What are you going to introduce to artificial intelligence? Then, the AI will analyze the content of the photo and generate the result. This is the textual prompt that you must add: “Turn this image (attached) into a soft illustration style by layering handmade cut-out paper, inspired by the aesthetics of papercraft dioramas. Use soft, rounded shapes, adorable, simplified character proportions, and minimal facial details (point eyes, rosy cheeks) to create a warm, charming look. Apply stacked layers of paper with visible depth, subtle shadows between layers, and clean cut edges reminiscent of laser-cut cardboard. Add a distinctive white outer layer surrounding each main character, similar to a thick sticker border or a cut-out white paper backing, clearly separating the characters from the background. This white layer should look like an intentional paper layer, not a glow or halo. Use a pastel color palette with muted blues, greens and warm neutrals, balanced and calming. Lighting should feel soft, diffuse and uniform, enhancing dimensional paper layers without harsh contrasts. Textures should appear matte and tactile, like thick art paper or EVA foam. Overall mood: Cozy, endearing, delicate and story-like, with a playful yet polished handcrafted look, suitable for modern illustration, children’s books or decorative art. Then, you only have to wait a few seconds and you will get the result. This will vary very noticeably depending on the AI model you are going to use. As you can see, it is a very VERY long prompt, but since we have translated it into Spanish you will be able to read it, review it and even make changes. Differences between Gemini and ChatGPT results Gemini does the paper cut style best. Gemini does the cut paper style better when creating the resulting image from your photos. The result is very beautiful, smooth and with very schematic images. However, does not capture characteristic features very welland in the case of animals it can even change the color of their hair. ChatGPT captures details much better ChatGPT captures colors and details betterthe characters that appear in the images are much more recognizable. However, the cut-out paper is not made in layers like in Gemini, the style is much less artistic, and looks more like stickers overlaid on a background. Therefore, there are no perfect results, and it will be up to you to do tests and see what you prefer, whether realism or more of an effect of overlapping cut-out papers. Taking into account that each AI offers results with its own personality, you will have no problems choosing one or the other depending on the photo and the result you want. In Xataka Basics | How to create an image of yourself and a Pixar character with your face using artificial intelligence, with Gemini or ChatGPT