Before You Begin: A Note on AI + Creative Collaboration

AI isn’t here to replace your creativity—it’s here to support, reflect, and expand it.

Think of tools like Ideation PLAYground, ChatGPT, Canva AI/Dream Lab, Claude, or Gemini as idea partners, creative mirrors, or digital sketchbooks.

The more you engage with them through your own visual language, stories, and process, the more they’ll respond in ways that feel aligned with your unique voice.

This guide shares 25 ways to use AI across your sketchbook practice, creative process, collection development, and teaching flow.

Whether you’re new to AI or already using it casually, these ideas are meant to help you collaborate intentionally, not passively consume.

Pick a prompt, experiment, remix, and most importantly—stay grounded in your own inspiration.

You are the muse. AI is your amplifier.

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Studio & Sketchbook Prompts

1. Expand your sketchbook theme with daily prompt variations
2. Remix a color palette based on your own artwork
3. Generate inspiration for a new mark-making exercise
4. Ask AI to suggest nature-inspired motifs based on your favorite season
5. Use AI to name your next collection based on its energy
6. Ask for journaling prompts connected to your artistic goals
7. Reflect on your past work by summarizing themes across 3 projects
8. Request art challenges based on limited color palettes or materials
9. Ask AI to help you design a “studio ritual” to begin your creative time