style-transfer

Style Transfer Pro

Apply artistic style transfer to images using OpenAI Images API with curated style prompts.

Setup

• Needs env: OPENAI_API_KEY
• Needs source image URL (public URL or base64 data URI)

Quick Start

Transform an image to oil painting style:

python3 ~/Projects/agent-scripts/skills/style-transfer/scripts/transfer.py \
  --source "https://example.com/photo.jpg" \
  --style "oil painting on linen, impressionist brushwork, rich texture, van gogh style"

Transform to multiple styles at once:

python3 ~/Projects/agent-scripts/skills/style-transfer/scripts/transfer.py \
  --source "https://example.com/photo.jpg" \
  --style "oil painting" \
  --style "watercolor illustration" \
  --style "cyberpunk neon" \
  --style "vintage sepia photograph"

Style Library

Use these pre-defined style names (or provide custom prompts):

Art Movements

• impressionist-oil - Impressionist oil painting with visible brushwork
• watercolor-dream - Soft watercolor with ink linework
• digital-art - Modern digital art with crisp details
• comic-book - Bold comic book illustration style
• anime-studio - Anime/ manga studio style
• pixel-art - Retro pixel art aesthetic
• vector-flat - Clean flat vector illustration
• surreal-abstract - Surrealist abstract art

Photographic Styles

• vintage-sepia - Sepia vintage photography
• polaroid - Instant polaroid look with faded tones
• film-noir - Black and white film noir aesthetic
• candid-snapshot - Authentic snapshot look
• studio-portrait - Professional studio photography
• vogue-editorial - Fashion editorial style
• golden-hour - Golden hour warm lighting
• neon-noir - Cyberpunk neon noir

Period Styles

• renaissance-portrait - Classical Renaissance oil painting
• baroque-drama - Dramatic Baroque chiaroscuro
• art-deco-elegance - Art Deco geometric elegance
• mid-century-modern - Mid-century modern illustration
• victorian-etching - Victorian etching aesthetic
• steampunk-gear - Steampunk mechanical style
• dystopian-grunge - Dystopian grunge aesthetic
• psychedelic-60s - 1960s psychedelic art

Custom Style Prompts

For fine-grained control, provide full style prompts:

python3 ~/Projects/agent-scripts/skills/style-transfer/scripts/transfer.py \
  --source "https://example.com/photo.jpg" \
  --prompt "watercolor painting, soft brushstrokes, pastel color palette, hand-painted illustration style, minimal detail, elegant and dreamy"

Style prompt structure:

1. Medium: "oil painting", "watercolor", "digital art", "photography"
2. Technique: "impressionist", "glazing", "crosshatching", "flat design"
3. Lighting: "softbox", "golden hour", "dramatic chiaroscuro", "diffuse"
4. Color: "pastel", "muted", "vibrant", "muted earth tones"
5. Quality: "ultra-detailed", "minimalist", "sketch", "finished artwork"

Parameters

• --source - Source image URL (required)
• --style - Pre-defined style name (repeatable)
• --prompt - Full custom style prompt (overrides --style)
• --out-dir - Output directory (default: ~/Projects/tmp/style-transfer-*)
• --size - Image size: 1024x1024, 1792x1024, 1024x1792 (default: 1024x1024)
• --quality - high/standard (default: high)
• --model - OpenAI image model (default: gpt-image-1.5)
• --api-key - OpenAI API key (or use OPENAI_API_KEY env)

Output

• *.png - Transformed images
• prompts.json - Style prompts used
• index.html - Thumbnail gallery comparing styles