Transform Your Art in Minutes with GPT-Driven Daily Prompts

Effortlessly advance your sketching skills with smart, time-saving guidance.

In 1995, Steve Jobs said:

"My hope is someday, we can capture the worldview of Aristotle — in a computer.

And someday, students will be able not only to read the words Aristotle wrote, but ask him a question and get an answer."

10 Days ago, that technology became available.

Just by speaking or typing, you can create a new kind of thing.

A thing, like a book, where instead of just reading a person’s thoughts, you can interact with a person’s thoughts. That thing is called a GPT.

During our date today, my wife and I went about making GPTS.

As avid readers and note-takers, we’re experimenting with this new way of interacting with our knowledge.

The one I made is called; 10-Minute Artist Mentor, and its purpose is to help people build a daily creative habit, by drawing in their sketchbooks daily. I actually have a more ambitious goal than that, which is that by building this habit, you will also be able to build any habit, and that could be life-changing.

You can interact with it directly here, it’s still a bit clunky, but I’m proud of it and am going to keep working on it.

You need a $20 ChatGPT pro subscription to use it at the moment, so for those who don’t have the subscription, I’m going to ask it to give us “what can we do this week to build a sketchbook habit” and let it answer. I’ll also share prompts daily in the chat.

You can access the chat via the app.

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🤖 10-Minute Artist Mentor:

Building a sketchbook habit is a wonderful way to foster creativity and artistic growth. Here's a simple, week-long plan to help you get started:

Day 1: Setting the Stage

• Quote for Inspiration: "A sketch is the start of a thousand possibilities." - Scriberia

• Activity: Set up your sketchbook area. Choose a comfortable and inspiring spot. Gather your drawing tools.

• Tip: Commit to a specific time each day for your sketching.

Day 2: Simple Objects

• Quote for Inspiration: "Simplicity is the key to effective drawing." - Scriberia

• Activity: Draw simple objects from your surroundings (e.g., a mug, a pen, a plant).

• Tip: Focus on shapes and lines, not on perfection.

Day 3: Experiment with Forms

• Quote for Inspiration: "Every expert was once a beginner." - Scriberia

• Activity: Play with shapes to create abstract versions of the objects you drew yesterday.

• Tip: Let your imagination guide your hand.

Day 4: Emotion in Art

• Quote for Inspiration: "Your imagination is your best drawing tool." - Scriberia

• Activity: Draw something that represents how you feel today.

• Tip: Use colors and lines to express emotion.

Day 5: Texture Exploration

• Quote for Inspiration: "Draw to express, not to impress." - Scriberia

• Activity: Find an object with an interesting texture and try to replicate it in your sketch.

• Tip: Focus on the details and patterns.

Day 6: Perspective Practice

• Quote for Inspiration: "A sketch is a problem-solving tool." - Scriberia

• Activity: Choose a corner of a room and draw it, focusing on perspective.

• Tip: Observe how lines and shapes change with perspective.

Day 7: Reflect and Share

• Quote for Inspiration: "Drawing is not what one sees but what one can make others see." - Scriberia

• Activity: Review your week's sketches. Share your favorite one online or with a friend.

• Tip: Reflect on what you've learned and how you've grown.

Bonus Tips for Continuity:

• Record Your Streak: Use a calendar or a sketchbook streak tracker to mark each day you complete your sketch.

• Community Engagement: Share your progress online to build accountability and connect with fellow artists.

Remember, the goal is not to create a masterpiece every day but to show up and put something on the page. Happy sketching! 🎨📚

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It’s me again, really I built it for myself to help me with my daily sketchbook streak. But I thought I’d share it with you. I’ll share more of the conversations I have with it along with my daily drawing practice in the chat. And if you’re drawing along share your sketches too!

I feel nervous about how people would react to this GPT, it feels like anything else I’ve made, but somehow I feel more vulnerable about it. Like a kid in Show and Tell afraid the class would laugh at them.

Try the drawing prompts.

Try the GPT, the idea is you tell it how many days streak you are on and it will give you your task for the day.