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Hey creative friend,

If you're new here—welcome! A bunch of new faces joined my list through Sketchbook Revival last week (hi!). You’ll be getting a proper welcome and free gift soon, but in the meantime, I wanted to share what’s blooming in the studio right now...

It’s been a powerful, colorful season in the studio—between the energy of the Studio Storyboard Workshop, the excitement around Sketchbook Revival, Digital Art Summit, and getting my hands back into the earth to work with my foraged pigments for a brand-new WILD TERRAIN pigment bars collection, I’ve been soaking in so much creative momentum.

Here’s what’s new (and coming soon!) in the studio…

✦ 1. Sketchbook Revival is live!

My session, “Creative Play: The Evolution of Ideas Through Mark Making,” is part of the Sketchbook Revival Binge-Fest, which is available now through June 9.

It’s totally free—and you’ll get access to 130 workshops from 100+ artists across 5 years of sketchbook inspiration.

👉 Grab your Sketchbook Revival free pass »​

🎁 Note: If you signed up for my Sketchbook Remix freebie and received the wrong file—thank you for your patience. I’ll be sending out a separate email soon with the corrected download!

✦ 2. The WILD TERRAIN Pigment Bars – Preorders close this week!

This new PIGMENT BARS limited edition box includes 8 multicolor confetti wax bars—with 16–20 earthy, wild-crafted colors inspired by my hikes through Australia, Hawai‘i, and the Bay Area.

Even more special? Some bars feature hand-mulled pigments made from rocks I foraged on those hikes. Each mark tells a story. Each bar holds a piece of the land.

Plus get access to WILD TERRAIN: From Soil to Sketchbook LIVE workshop A pigment + wax collage workshop ~ you’ll also get access to my upcoming LIVE summer workshop where I’ll show you ladscape inspired wax collage techniques using the bars, painted paper layering demos, and mixed media sketchbook ideas.

Grab your box before they're gone. There are only a handful of boxes left!

👉 Preorder your WILD TERRAIN set here »​

🎥 Want a peek behind the scenes?

Watch my new IG reel WILD TERRAIN story highlight showing the pigment foraging process in action!

✦ 3. Digital Art Summit – Registration is open!

I’m teaching at the Digital Art Summit 2025, a free weeklong online event running June 16-22, 2025 focused on digital mixed media + expressive art on iPad.

In my workshop, Sketchbook Remix: Marks, Motifs & Moodboards, I’ll show you how to blend analog textures and hand-painted layers into bold, expressive digital collage compositions using Procreate along with ideas for collaborating with AI. {see photo above for a sneak peek of my Procreate lesson}

The summit run includes pre-recorded video lessons from me and six other artists (including the host, Drew Steinbrecher). Together, we’ll walk you through creative ways to use Procreate, Adobe Fresco, and Adobe Express— even if you’ve never opened the apps before.

👉 Grab early bird pricing for DAS25 »​

✦ 4. June Updates for Swatch Studio + Ideation PLAYground

Big refreshes are coming! If you’re a current member of the PLAY collective, Swatch Studio or Ideation PLAYground, you’ll receive a full update in mid June.

Here’s a sneak peek:

• A newly organized archive of Swatch kits and prompts
• Seasonal creative PLAYbooks + pigment stories
• Mixed Media Lab workshop vault relaunch
• Access to NEW AI assistants + sketchbook planning tools
• New summer updates to inspire your next body of work

✨ Plus, the new Swatch Studio kit will be shipping soon—keep an eye on your inbox!

✦ 5. #tracibautistaCOLOR paint & swatch workshop

Get ready to PLAY with the new Beachcomber: Tidal Echoes collection! SAVE the DATE...June 11 at 1:00pm PT/4:00pm ET. In this hands-on swatching session, we’ll explore layered mark-making, pigment blending techniques, and creative prompts inspired by coastal textures and soft shoreline palettes.

Plus—I'll show you how to use AI as your creative collaborator to expand your color stories, remix your marks into digital swatch cards, and spark ideas for your next collection.

This session is exclusively for #tracibautistaCOLOR paint subscribers—your pigments, swatch tiles, and PLAY guide will arrive before we meet!

Thanks for being here and staying connected. Whether you’re experimenting with new handcrafted paints, sketching your next big idea, or diving into digital layers—I’m so excited for what you’re creating.

P.S. Want to catch my behind-the-scenes pigment mixing and sketchbook work? I'm slowly making my way back to IG...head over to @treicdesigns for new reels + stories this week! Grab your WILD TERRAIN pigment bars limited edtion box!

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With creativity and color...

Artfully, xo Traci Bautista 💞 Founder, #tracibautistaCOLOR

If you have any questions reach out to customer care using the chat box at tracibautistacolor.com