Sell Pixar-style or cartoon AI family portraits and avatars

The claim

Sell Pixar-style or cartoon AI family portraits and avatars.

The Ghibli-style ChatGPT trend in 2025 was widely covered, and the Disney and Universal lawsuit against Midjourney kept studio-style AI images in the news.

How we checked

This is an evidence check, not a hands-on test. We reviewed platform rules and policies, published earnings data, regulator warnings and reporting: 4 sources, listed below.

Costs

Start-up cost: £0 to start (free AI tiers exist)
Effort: low

What the evidence shows

Cartoon-style portraits became a free, mass-market feature in 2025: ChatGPT's image generator, which set off the viral Studio Ghibli-style trend, was opened to free users, reportedly limited to about three images a day. Selling images in the style of named studios carries legal risk; Disney and Universal sued Midjourney in June 2025 for generating characters such as Buzz Lightyear and Elsa. On Etsy, AI-made items must be disclosed in the listing.

Realistic earnings: No source gives typical seller earnings. Because customers can make these images themselves for free, a beginner should not expect a reliable income from the images alone.

Limitations

Earnings ranges are typical outcomes for a beginner, drawn from the sources; some people do far better or worse. Platform rules change often, so check the latest policy before you start.

VerdictOverhyped

Rarely matches what is promised.