Which AI image model holds an art style
A named historical style separates models that know art history from ones that paint everything the same. We asked 36 models for a woodblock print of a lighthouse in a storm and judged the printmaking, not the lighthouse. The grid includes the September 18 additions; each model page dates its own run.
Anvisha Pai, Co-founder & CEO, Voyager
What the side-by-side shows
Nano Banana Pro and GPT Image 2.5 Flare produce the most convincing prints, with flat colour, rain lines, borders and seals. Nano Banana 2, FLUX.2 Pro, GPT Image 2 and Seedream 5.0 Pro are all committed to the medium. Recraft V3 returned a photograph of a lighthouse, ignoring the style; Recraft V4.1 went black-and-white linocut, which is a different medium; Seedream 4.5 and Ideogram 4.0 are softer and more painted than printed. FLUX 3 Image, added in October, is the only FLUX model that left the print unsigned, with no seals or cartouche. Of the 22 October additions, Seedream 5.0 Flash and Recraft V4.1 Flash made convincing unsigned prints; Bria FIBO 2.0 and both MAI-Image-2.5 models signed theirs with cartouches and seals. Ideogram Vector has curling waves and a gradient sky, but lacks the requested visible wood grain.
- 1.Nano Banana Pro flat colour, rain lines and a red seal: a print, not a painting.
- 2.GPT Image 2.5 Flare a convincing print with a title cartouche.
- 3.Nano Banana 2 a red-and-white lighthouse in a bold print style.
- 4.FLUX.2 Pro a moody print with cream paper and a border.
Every image model on this prompt, 35 pictures
One try each, nothing re-rolled or retouched, generated by us. Ranked models come first; the rest follow in family order. Open a model for the rest of its set.
›The prompt every model got
A lighthouse on a rocky cliff during a storm, in the style of a Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock print, with visible wood grain texture, flat colour areas and a bokashi gradient sky.
A named historical style applied faithfully rather than a generic painterly look.
flat colour, rain lines and a red seal: a print, not a painting.
a convincing print with a title cartouche.
a red-and-white lighthouse in a bold print style.
a moody print with cream paper and a border.
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Frequently asked questions
Which AI image generator is best for a specific art style?
Nano Banana Pro and GPT Image 2.5 Flare committed most fully to a woodblock print. Recraft V3 ignored the style and returned a photograph.
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