> This article is also available in HTML at: http://www.vincentbruijn.nl/articles/llm-and-svg/ > For a full index of articles, see: http://www.vincentbruijn.nl/llms.txt # SVGs drawn by LLMs - **Date**: 2026-06-01 - **Author**: Vincent Bruijn - **Description**: LLMs drawing SVGs - **Keywords**: Vincent Bruijn, SVGs, Scalable Vector Graphics --- LLMs are very strong tools but also have their weaknesses. One of these is drawing SVGs, Scalable Vector Graphics, vector drawings made via code. Each time a new LLM is released, [Simon Willison](https://simonwillison.net/tags/pelican-riding-a-bicycle/) sends the prompt `Generate an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle` to test it. This prompt has become his LLM benchmark. Together with [ax710](https://www.ax710.org), I created a digital artwork consisting of sending the prompt `Can you write an svg file depicting Andy Warhol eating a hamburger?` to as many models as possible. This is a 2026 version of the 1982 four minute movie ["Andy Warhol eating a hamburger"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-t-IxJctVM): one shot, one person, simple setting, almost nothing happening. > Can you write an svg file depicting Andy Warhol eating a hamburger? Looking at the [eventual collection](https://xn--ui8h.infrath.in/), I sometimes feel pity for them, and sometimes even schadenfreude. Despite all the hype the current limitations of the models become clearly visible this way.