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Simon Willison introduced Quick Study, a drawing tool he built by prompting Claude Opus 5.5 High. According to his introduction, after opening a photo, the tool draws a version of that photo within seconds using a canvas element and a simulated brush. The tool uses Sobel edge detection and depends on no external libraries other than Google Fonts. There are currently no further developments.
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Tool Quick Study: Using Claude Opus 5.5 to quickly turn photos into brushstroke paintings
Simon Willison used prompts to have Claude Opus 5.5 High build Quick Study: after opening a photo, it draws a version of that photo within seconds using a canvas element and a simulated paintbrush. The tool uses Sobel edge detection and depends on no external libraries other than Google Fonts.