How I Use AI to Design, Plan & Create

Weekly Creative Digest – Keeping you up-to-date, organized, and inspired.

Let’s dive right into the tools! And no, AI is NOT a threat - it’s a genius companion for our work. In 2025, we creatives wear multiple hats - from content creation and marketing to copywriting, design, and the drawing process itself. That’s why having the right digital tools is a MUST, no matter how long you’ve been in the industry.

AI Tools I Use:

✅ ChatGPT - My bestie, managing partner, idea generator, therapist… literally, lol.
✅ Midjourney - The game-changer that has leveled up my work 10000x, saving me WEEKS of idea brainstorming and helping me create my dream projects.
✅ Spacely - Just started testing it and… WOW.
✅ Luma - Animation tool (though my results have been super weird so far).

Let’s take a look at them in action, shall we?


Now, before we get to the end of this extra newsletter - where I’ll be sharing my exact technique for using AI tools, along with content planning tips - here’s some super important news!

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Look at what you’ll be able to draw with me - YES, FROM SCRATCH!!

This is the exact technique that secured me high-end collaborations as a commercial illustrator and expanded my network as a professional.

👉 Draw these sketches with me too!

(Hint: One of these concepts was generated with AI! I trained the algorithm to deliver exactly the visuals I need in my work - this is my first hack for working with AI.

And YES, in the course, you’ll get access to a special AI module with step-by-step video tutorials.)

My AI Workflow for Design & Drawing

No.1: Defining the aesthetic, lighting, visuals, and style of my idea - then getting AI to work.
Latest project? A dream SoHo loft I’m manifesting by drawing it 😆

No.2: Using Spacely to define measurements.
Usually, I use ChatGPT for this, but I wanted to experiment with a new tool.

No.3: Testing colors & furniture with Procreate - the Quick Design & Drawing technique.
Yes, I teach this exact method inside my course HERE, and our students LOVE IT!!

No.4: Animating in Luma, if needed.
Not quite convinced it’s necessary, but anyway, good to know.

Keeping Up with AI = Staying at the Top of Your Game

Ignoring AI? Listening to people who say we’ll all be replaced by it anyway? No thanks.

People project their own fears onto us - so when they say we’ll be replaced, what they actually mean is they fear being replaced!

Still, I’m very polite to ChatGPT… because you never know 😆😆

Lessons From My Own Business Mistakes

Well, let me tell you - from my own super frustrating experience…

I let myself get convinced by so-called experts to hire them, only to end up wasting time, energy, and money.

Three times. Same story every single time.

So, trust me when I say: AI is here to support you at every stage of your business.
And so am I - for your design and drawing skills.

Speaking of That… This Goes Beyond Just Drawing.

It’s also about:

✔ Super quick tests for ideas
✔ On-the-go impressions
✔ Communicating with web designers
✔ Preparing email banners

Fun fact: Every single visual in this newsletter was put together in Procreate!! 🎨

And I’ll be teaching you all these techniques too - you’re going to LOVE them.

That’s how I use AI in my daily workflow!

LOVE IT - and you will too if you haven’t tried it yet. Such a cool addition to our work.

I’m here if you have any questions! 😊

Warm regards from Germany,
Anna at @andshedrawsbig