WOVEN HERstories collection…only a handful of boxes left! Reader... This August, I’m celebrating 8 years of #tracibautistaCOLOR — and I’m marking it with my most personal collection yet. ✨ WOVEN HERstories: The 8th Anniversary Collection Eight pigments. Eight stories. One creative legacy. Inspired by my Filipino, Chinese, and Spanish heritage, this anniversary palette weaves together luminous pigments, rich metallics, and layered color stories. Each pigment is brand new — designed as a...
24 days ago • 1 min read
🎉 The WOVEN HERstories Collection — Pre-Order Now Reader... To celebrate 8 years of #tracibautistaCOLOR, I’m opening exclusive pre-order access to my most personal collection yet — WOVEN HERstories: 8th Anniversary Collection. This August marks 8 years of #tracibautistaCOLOR, and I wouldn’t be here without you. For 8 years, I’ve been handcrafting artisanal paints, PIGMENT BARS, and inks that spark play, joy, and discovery in your creative practice. From tiny pigment batches poured in my...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Start here: free creative resources from Ideation PLAYground Hi Reader... The other day I found an old sketchbook buried beneath a pile of half-finished pigment swatches and Procreate collage printouts. Its pages were filled with messy coloful marks: overlapping layers of notes, color ideas, journal scribbles, scraps of a workshop outline I never taught. At first glance, it looked like clutter...actually a beautiful mess! But when I paused, I saw it for what it really was: A map. A record of...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
When the world feels heavy, your sketchbook becomes a sanctuary... Reader... Hey creative friend, I had a different message planned for today… but I know many of us are feeling a swirl of emotions right now — especially here in California, where our communities are witnessing painful events unfold. When the world feels chaotic, I turn to my sketchbook. Not for perfection. Not even for beauty. But to give the swirl a place to land — through scribbles, through pigment, through layered pages...
3 months ago • 2 min read
From pigment foraging to digital sketching… 🎨 here’s what’s new Reader... 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...
3 months ago • 3 min read
Sketchbooks, AI prompts + digital mixed media? Yes please! Reader... Hey creative friend, It’s shaping up to be a summer season full of creative sparks—and I’ve got three FREE events that I’m thrilled to be part of PLUS one very special PIGMENT BARS release to share with you coming your way! We just wrapped an incredible week inside my Studio Storyboard Workshop, where artists from all over gathered to reflect on their creative journeys, sketch new ideas, and begin mapping out their next...
4 months ago • 3 min read
What if AI could amplify your creative process, not replace it? Reader... Hey creative friend, Easter weekend always feels like a gentle reset—a time to pause, reflect, and reconnect with what matters most. 🌸 Whether you’re celebrating or simply savoring a quiet weekend, I hope this note finds you in a moment of rest and inspiration. My parents are visiting 🥰 and I’ll be spending time with my cousins and extended family—wishing you a joyful and creative Easter! AI image generation using...
5 months ago • 3 min read
Studio Storyboard 🎨 is your roadmap from creative chaos to clarity—rooted in your story, not someone else’s style Reader... Hey creative friend! Have you ever flipped through an old sketchbook, revisited a forgotten Procreate file, or stumbled on a ChatGPT conversation and thought—“Oh right, that was a really good idea”? A few weeks ago, I was doing just that—organizing stacks of gel plate prints, painted and stenciled papers, collage backgrounds, and abstract landscape experiments. I found...
5 months ago • 2 min read
🎨 Catch Up on the Studio Replay – Color Stories, Swatching Rituals & AI Inspiration Reader... Hi creative friend! If you missed the recent livestream, I shared a full behind-the-scenes look at my latest seasonal paint drop: the Beachcomber: Tidal Echoes Collection—plus swatching demos, creative brushwork, and how I use AI as a collaborator in the ideation process. It’s packed with creative tips, unexpected color stories, and a walk-through of my latest handcrafted paint collections including...
5 months ago • 2 min read