Style Spectrum: A Four-Panel Illustration Comparison from Realistic to Flat

A controlled experiment showing the same subject under four visual treatments: photographic realism, semi-realistic impasto, vector flat, and minimalist line illustration. Using gpt-image-2.5 (Sunburst variant) to output a 2×2 four-panel grid in a single text-to-image request, keeping the subject (a coastal lighthouse and rocks in morning mist) consistent while changing only the rendering language. The goal is to let developers directly see the style drift range from "realistic ↔ flat" under the same prompt skeleton, as well as Sunburst's performance in detail fidelity and lighting quality. Suitable for art direction tone-setting, style probes, direction communication before outsourcing illustration work, and building style reference boards for brand visuals. Use the 16:9 and 4K tiers to make it easier to observe differences in brushwork, materials, and edge treatment; if transparent-background assets are needed, switch the tier to 1K and use the background parameter.

Style style-spectrum · editorial-illustration · Art Direction

Model GPT Image 2.5

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A 2x2 grid composite image with four illustrations of the same theme: a coastal lighthouse on wet black rocks, morning sea mist, with each quadrant presented in a different visual language. Top-left: photorealistic, natural dawn light, specular highlights on wet stone, delicate atmospheric haze. Top-right: semi-realistic gouache painting style, visible brushstrokes, warm ochre and teal tones. Bottom-left: flat vector illustration, bold geometric shapes, restrained low-saturation palette, no gradients. Bottom-right: minimalist line art, single-weight ink line contours, large areas of negative space, two spot colors. The subject silhouette and composition remain consistent across all four quadrants, with thin neutral divider lines between panels, a clean editorial art direction board, balanced lighting, high detail fidelity, 16:9 landscape composition.

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