Recursive grain in GPT Image 2

Aug 9, 2026

I ran controlled tests on how texture builds up when you edit the same image over and over in GPT Image 2, and turned the results into a production rule and a Codex skill.

Abraham Lincoln portraits at seven points across twenty repeated GPT Image 2 edits, turning from a smooth photograph into a mottled, patterned one.

Read the tests and the rule.

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