Can a 30 second doodle really become something you'd ship? 🤨 Apparently with ChatGPT the answer is yes...
I went in skeptical: rough sketch, no love, ran it through the new Images 2.5 model and this came back. Lighting and depth nailed almost instantly, some details still needed a couple markup edits before it felt really good! ✏️
It makes me think, where's the line between a helpful shortcut and cutting corners?
Generated these looks in Midjourney — but the layout is what really pulls it together.
Grid, crosshairs, typography, detail callouts: same images, but the presentation makes them read like an actual editorial spread instead of just pretty pictures.
The grid, crosshairs, and detail callouts do more than decorate the Midjourney output—they turn it into an editorial system. Great example of how art direction can make a set feel like a coherent campaign.