{
  "id": 15156020,
  "title": "Forget 100-word prompts: ChatGPT’s Sketch tool lets you draw exactly what you mean",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/forget-100-word-prompts-chatgpts-sketch-tool-lets-you-draw-exactly",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-17T08:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tom's Guide",
    "slug": "tom-s-guide",
    "url": "https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/how-to-turn-simple-sketches-into-realistic-photos-with-chatgpt-images-2-5"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "ChatGPT's new Sketch tool enables users to create images with precise control over the final result. Instead of relying on lengthy text prompts, you can directly draw a rough outline within ChatGPT itself. This feature is accessible to free account holders and allows for basic or intricate sketches.\n\nTo utilize Sketch, navigate to Images in the sidebar (or mobile device's menu) and choose Sketch. Alternatively, type @Sketch in the text field. Upon activation, you can begin drawing using simple tools like lines, text, shapes, arrows, and an eraser. A brush size slider and a color palette allow for further customization. Once satisfied, click the tick button. ChatGPT then prompts you to describe the desired image, offering a suggested prompt or allowing you to input your own.\n\nAfter generation, you can share the image via link, social media, or download it. If unsatisfied, the Edit feature provides various tools for targeted adjustments, including marking up the image, removing backgrounds, erasing elements, or changing aspect ratios. Finally, confirming changes ensures your vision is accurately captured. This Sketch tool offers unprecedented control and accuracy in generating images with ChatGPT.",
  "summary": "ChatGPT Images 2.5 turns rough scribbles into art, here's exactly how it works.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}