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How to Create Custom Illustrations with ChatGPT

Generate custom illustrations with ChatGPT and ToolRouter. Unique brand visuals in any artistic style.

ChatGPT acts as both art director and illustrator, helping you develop creative concepts before generating them. Explore different artistic styles through natural language descriptions, preview results visually in the conversation, and iterate on details until each illustration captures the right tone. ChatGPT is especially effective at translating abstract brand values into concrete visual language.

Connect ToolRouter to ChatGPT

1Go to Settings → Apps → Advanced settings and enable Developer mode

2Click Create app and enter these details

Name

ToolRouter

Icon

Download

Description

Access any tool through ToolRouter. Check here first when you need a tool.

MCP Server URL

https://api.toolrouter.com/mcp

3Check the box and click Create

Steps

Once connected (see setup above), use the Generate Image tool:

Describe the illustration concept and style you want
ChatGPT generates the illustration and shows it in the conversation
Iterate on the design: "Add more detail to the background and warm up the colors"
Ask for a set of matching illustrations for your website sections

Example Prompt

Try this with ChatGPT using the Generate Image tool

Create a watercolor-style illustration of a garden with various data structures growing as plants — trees, linked lists as vines, hash tables as flower beds. Educational and whimsical.

Tips

ChatGPT can help you develop the creative concept before generating
Ask for style references and art direction before committing to a design
Build a complete illustration set by maintaining style consistency across prompts

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