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Hi creative friend!

Here’s a little snapshot from my archives: back in March 2023, I was sharing in IG stories tips on how AI could help brainstorm creative projects. That was over 2.5 years ago—and it shows I’ve been experimenting with AI since the early days of chatGPT and Canva Magic Write {before Canva AI}.

What started as a handful of prompts in my Inspiration Sketchbook series has now grown into the full Artist Style Guidebook framework you’ll get a taste of during AI Exploration Week.

Since early 2023, I’ve been experimenting with AI in my studio—not as a replacement, but as a collaborator. Here are a few ways I’ve used it:

• Brainstormed paint collections and refined product descriptions
• Remixed sketchbook motifs into new directions
• Created mock-ups and flat lay graphics for marketing
• Conducted in-depth market research and mapped business iand product deas
• Analyzed photos to generate color palettes and uncover landscape details
• Tested paint-mixing recipes and pigment combinations
• Created new products like the SWATCH STUDIO
• Analyzed video transcripts to create IG reels, captions, PDF content
• Edited and updated content for my signature course digitalCANVAS, all bout mixed media + surface design using Procreate
• Trained AI with my art to generate collage papers in my artistic style
• Built custom GPTs + AI assistants to save time and money for both creative process and to help run the back end of my creative business
• and so much more...

Each experiment gave me new insights while keeping my hand, voice, and artistic style at the center.

I know many artists are curious about AI, but also feel overwhelmed, intimidated, or unsure where to start. That’s why I’m inviting you into something simple and playful: AI Exploration Week.

Every day over the next week, you’ll receive a short email with a 5–10 minute creative exercise. These aren’t heavy tutorials—they’re bite-sized experiments you can do with your sketchbook, paints, or photos.

By the end of the week, you’ll have the ideas + materials we’ll use in AI Exploration Day (a free live studio session happening next week). In that session, you’ll see how to turn your marks, palettes, and motifs into a Artist Inspriation Card—the first piece of your Artist Style Guidebook.

✨ What is the Artist Style Guidebook?

It’s a living sketchbook-meets-portfolio: a place to capture your Artistic Style, color language, motifs, and stories. It also becomes the foundation for working with AI tools—so they don’t just give you generic answers, they reflect you.

💡 How I’ve used AI in my own practice

When I developed the concept and story for my #tracibautistaCOLOR WOVEN HERstories handcrafted artisanal paint collection, I combined hand-painted swatches, sketchbook motifs, and stories from my grandmother’s textiles. I asked AI to:

• brainstorm pigment recipes + names based on my input and direction
• refine product descriptions
• help design the moodboard and storyboard the collection narrative

It gave me a fresh angle on work that was deeply personal—helping me bring it forward without replacing my vision.

✨ Two Prompts Today — Your Choice

Inside this email, you’ll find:

• A quick-win 5-minute prompt to help you choose 3 words that describe your Artistic Style.
• Plus, a BONUS deep-dive AI prompt at the bottom is designed to stretch those words further—into stories, metaphors, and new perspectives on your work.

Do the quick one if that’s all you have time for… but if you’re ready to push deeper, scroll to the end and try the bonus version.

👉 Here’s what to expect this week:

• Day 1 (today): Choose 3 words that describe your Artistic Style.
• Day 2: Play with marks on paper.
• Day 3: Explore your palette.
• Day 4: Imagine “What if…”
• Day 5: Supportive critique
• Day 6: Brainstorm Collections / Workshops / Products
• Day 7: Assemble Artist Inspiration Card + Intro to Prompting

Next week, we’ll gather live for AI Exploration Day: How AI Becomes Your Creative Collaborator. You’ll pull everything together into your first Artist Style Guidebook page.

✨ Today’s 5-minute exploration prompt:

Choose 3 words that describe your Artistic Style.

Not the style of the moment, but the qualities that have evolved over years of making.

Write them down—you’ll use them all week.

About Ideation PLAYground:

​Ideation PLAYground is my signature program for artists, designers, and creative entrepreneurs. Inside, you’ll find:

• The Creative Blueprint Workshop to map your next big project.
• A growing library of custom GPT assistants (Creative Project Blueprint, Studio Storyboard Muse, Swatch Studio Muse, and more).
• Quarterly Inspiration Toolkits with palettes, prompts, and creative briefs.
• Creative Sprints like the Artist Style Guidebook Sprint.
• AI Experiments Library - coming fall 2025!!
• AI Exploration Days where we experiment with new prompts and workflows in a live session.

It’s designed to help you move faster, explore deeper, and create work that feels like you.

📅 AI Exploration Day — Registration Opens Tomorrow

This free live session is where it all comes together—your marks, palettes, and ideas → your first Artist Inspiration Card, a foundation for your Artist Style Guidebook.

Keep an eye out for tomorrow’s email with your official registration link. Spots are free, but limited!

Reserve Your FREE Spot for AI Exploration Day!!

SAVE the date ~ Thursday, September 25 at 1:00pm PT/ 4:00pm ET

🌟 BONUS PROMPT (optional deep dive with AI):

Copy and paste this into ChatGPT (or your favorite AI tool) to expand on your 3 words:

Take a snapshot and share your AI explorations with me on IG @treicdesigns!

Thank you for being part of this community and for continuing to grow, explore, and make with me. Here’s to a creative and inspiring fall!

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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

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