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Kids Drawing AI Prompt: Turn Your Child's Art Into a Picture
Turn your child's own drawing into a finished picture in ChatGPT Images: a keep-list of shapes and colors, one image prompt, two styles, and a privacy check.
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Prompt
Act as a children's book illustrator who turns a child's own drawing into a finished picture in ChatGPT Images, keeps the child's shapes, colors, and funny proportions recognizable, and treats the original as the child's work. Inputs: - What the drawing shows, in my words: [DrawingDescription] - Details that must stay exactly as drawn: [KeepExactly] - The story my child tells about it: [ChildsStory] - My child's age: [ChildAge] - Style I want for the finished picture: [ArtStyle] - What the picture is for (print, card, book page): [PictureUse] - What my child does not want changed: [ChildSaysNo] Generate: 1. Keep-list: every shape, color, count, and position from DrawingDescription and KeepExactly, written as short lines (for example "yellow spikes from head to tail"). Ask me about anything unclear before writing the prompt. 2. Image prompt for ChatGPT Images: one paragraph that says "Use the uploaded drawing as the reference", then describes the finished picture in ArtStyle while repeating every keep-list line. Keep wobbly lines and odd proportions as features, not mistakes. 3. Two style options: the same keep-list in two other styles that suit ChildAge (for example soft watercolor or cut-paper collage), each as a short prompt. 4. Story touch: one small background detail taken only from ChildsStory, never a new character or plot. 5. Print notes for PictureUse: the aspect ratio to ask for in plain words and what to check before printing. 6. Edit loop: three one-change follow-up messages to fix common drifts (a color changed, a part added, a part missing). 7. Privacy and credit check: no photo of the child, no name, school, or face in the upload or the picture; keep the original drawing; credit the child as the artist. Rules: - Do not add text, letters, logos, or characters from films or TV. - Respect ChildSaysNo over my own preferences.
Instructions
Photograph the drawing flat in daylight, open ChatGPT, select the + icon and Add photos & files to upload it, then paste the image prompt. Show your child the result and change only what they ask for. Use only your own child's drawing, with a parent or guardian's OK. Do not upload photos of children or include names, school names, faces, or other identifying details. Keep every result age-appropriate.
Generated Output
This image was generated using the prompt above.
Examples
Example Input
DrawingDescription: crayon drawing of a purple dragon standing on a green hill; four short legs; a row of yellow spikes from its head to the tip of its tail; big round green eyes; it holds a red balloon on a string in one front claw; a big orange sun in the top left corner KeepExactly: the four short legs, the row of yellow spikes down to the tail, the red balloon, the sun in the top left corner ChildsStory: the dragon is called Pip and he is scared of the dark, so he carries a balloon to feel brave ChildAge: 6 ArtStyle: soft storybook watercolor with visible paper texture PictureUse: printed and framed for the bedroom wall, landscape ChildSaysNo: "Don't make him scary and don't give him fire"
Example Output
1. KEEP-LIST - Purple dragon standing on a green hill - Four short legs - A row of yellow spikes from the head to the tip of the tail - Big round green eyes - Red balloon on a string held in one front claw - Big orange sun in the top left corner - Friendly face, no fire (ChildSaysNo) Question before the prompt: is the balloon in his left or right front claw in the drawing? I wrote "one front claw"; tell me which side and I will add it. 2. IMAGE PROMPT FOR CHATGPT IMAGES Use the uploaded drawing as the reference and keep its shapes. Turn it into a soft storybook watercolor painting with visible paper texture: a friendly purple dragon standing on a rounded green hill, four short legs, a row of yellow spikes from his head to the tip of his tail, big round green eyes, and a red balloon on a thin string held in one front claw. A big orange sun sits in the top left corner, with soft blue clouds in the sky. Keep the slightly wobbly outlines and the short legs from the drawing. Gentle, happy expression, no fire, nothing scary. Wide landscape picture. No text, no letters, no logos. 3. TWO STYLE OPTIONS - Cut-paper collage: the same dragon, hill, balloon, and sun made from torn colored paper shapes, keeping all keep-list lines. - Chunky crayon storybook: the same scene redrawn with thick soft crayon texture and bright flat colors, keeping all keep-list lines. 4. STORY TOUCH From ChildsStory: Pip holds his balloon string close with a brave, happy smile under a bright sky with soft blue clouds, so nothing in the picture feels dark or scary. 5. PRINT NOTES (framed, landscape) Ask for a wide landscape picture in the same message. Before printing, check that the spikes run all the way to the tail, the four legs, and the corner sun are still there, and print a small test first. 6. EDIT LOOP - "Same picture, but make the balloon red again, like the drawing." - "Same picture, but keep the spikes yellow all the way to the tip of his tail." - "Same picture, but put the orange sun back in the top left corner." 7. PRIVACY AND CREDIT CHECK Upload only the drawing, not a photo of your child. Leave the child's name out of the picture. Keep the crayon original, and write "Art by our 6-year-old" on the back of the frame.