Zoom makes conference calls easier with its simple interface and swift group chat capabilities. One of the best features, though, is the ability to swap out your background for a virtual one.

That means you can create watercolor effects, soften edges and add painterly textures to your backgrounds. It's that hand-drawn look that makes Ghibli so charming.

Grok 3: AI. A similarly simple method for creating Ghibli-style artwork is xAI's Grok 3, which is integrated with the social media network X (previously Twitter).

According to Berman, it was much cheaper and easier to hand-draw in 3D space than to simulate movement using 3D background models, so for simple scenes, short cuts, or wide-ranging distant views ...