Why Does My Painting Get Altered When Placed in an Interior Scene?

Hello everyone,
Is there currently a realistic way to place a painting into a finished or AI-generated interior without altering the artwork itself?
In all my attempts so far, the image of the painting ends up being changed — fine details are distorted, and the result doesn’t match the original reference exactly.

My prompt:
Place this painting realistically on the wall of the interior, as if it were a real photograph. Do not add a frame over the painting. Do not alter the artwork or change the position of any elements within it.

Blender and Photoshop come to mind. Good works will always take skill to make.

Sarcasm aside, it can’t be done with current AI. It’s usually very close though.

There is no a perfect way to place a painting into a finished or AI-generated interior without altering the artwork itself in ChatGPT or API. It alters what you upload.

First try:

I uploaded:

I used following prompt:

Use Image I uploaded exactly as provided (pixel-perfect, no colour shift, no cropping, no frame).
Action:
• Hang Image I uploaded on a main blank wall so it looks like a real photo.
• Keep the painting’s aspect ratio; scale so its longer side fills ±65 % of the wall width.
• Align its edges parallel to the wall’s perspective, subtle keystone warp is OK, but do not stretch or redraw the artwork.
• Cast a soft, 5 %-opacity drop-shadow down-right, matching the room’s key-light direction.
• Do not alter furniture, lighting, colours, or any other pixels on the wall.
• Do not add text, borders, signatures, watermarks, or a frame.
Output settings:
• Style: photorealistic, natural lighting, no added grain.
• Size: wide 1536 × 1024, high-quality.

Output:

Second try:

I uploaded:

Output:

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