Are your socials filling up with caricatures of your friends? You’re not in a weird Zapiro dream. It’s the first AI trend of 2026! Here’s how to do it.
Global (04 February 2026) — On today’s episode of What Version of Me Can AI Create, people are turning themselves into caricatures. First, it was action figures. Now it’s cartoons.
Everybody and their cousin is tapping into the trend of using ChatGPT to create exaggerated caricature versions of themselves surrounded by items they love or that best sum up their lives.
On the Good Things Team, that includes cocktails (of all kinds), books, birds, trophies, sunshine, coffee and cats. All the best things. Find that surprise below!
Before we jump into how to make your own AI caricature, a quick reminder. Not all AI trends are created equal. Some tap into existing creative styles or cultural legacies (which deserves a bit of thought)
How Do I Turn Myself Into An AI Caricature?
Step 1: First, you’ll need access to OpenAI’s ChatGPT. You can use either the app or the web version – both work just fine. PS: If you don’t have a paid subscription, ChatGPT allows you to generate up to 5 images per day on the free version.
Step 2: Next, upload a clear photo of yourself by clicking the ‘+’ sign and choosing an image/images from your gallery. Close-ups tend to work best.
Step 3: Then comes the prompt. You can keep it simple with something like:
“Create a caricature of me and my job.”
Or, if you want better results, add a few details. For example:
“Create a caricature of me and my job. I’m a journalist who works for Good Things Guy”
Or:
“Create a caricature of me and my job. I work from home, love coffee, and cats.”
The more descriptive you are, the more personalised your caricature will be. Clothes, tools, and favourite accessories — it will help Chat paint a better picture of you.
Here’s the fun part. If you’ve used Chat before, it may already have a sense of your interests based on past chats (don’t worry, it’s not reading your mind – just working with what you’ve already shared). Curious to know how much it actually knows about you? Try this prompt:
“Create a caricature of me, based on everything you know about me.”
If you haven’t used ChatGPT much, you might get better results using the first prompts we shared and being more descriptive.
Once you’ve hit send, sit back and wait for your caricature to come to life! If you don’t love the first result, tweak your prompt and try again. Half the joy of it is experimenting and laughing at what the AI decides is your most defining feature. Happy prompting!
Meet the Good Things team in caricature:
Brent.
Tyler.
Tayla.
Nothando.
Karabo.
Savanna.
Share yours on Facebook and tag Good Things Guy!
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