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Welcome to your FREE inner artist guide by @aniadsgn!

How to use: Duplicate this page to your own Notion account. Follow each step at your own pace, feel free to skip around depending on what you need. Let the prompts ground you, stretch you, and most of all gain deeper insight into your inner artist. Thanks for being here!

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Step 1 - Finding My Why

💡 Instructions: Take a moment to reflect deeply. Let this be your anchor throughout your creative journey. Write freely with no judgment for 2-5 minutes on each question (click the toggles!)

• What first drew me to making art or expressing myself creatively?
• If no one ever saw what I made, what would I still want to create?
• What part of myself needs to be heard right now?
• What do I hope people feel or experience when they engage with my work?

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My Tasks

• [ ] Understand my why
• [ ] Complete my exploration table
• [ ] Finish my artist’s mirror
• [ ] Put together a moodboard
• [ ] Create my first masterpiece! </aside>

Step 2 - Explore My Identity

💡 Instructions: This step is about noticing what already lives within your work, your taste, and your intuition without forcing a niche or aesthetic. Use one word or a short phrase for each when reflecting upon your existing work. You’ll find a few example answers already included to guide you.

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Step 3 - Reflect With The Artist’s Mirror

💡 Instructions: This step is about noticing, not judging. The Artist’s Mirror helps you become more aware of the habits, resources, and patterns behind what you create (or avoid creating). Read through each prompt slowly and go through the exercise (instructions are written under each page). Answer honestly and without self-editing and remember, this is just for you.

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Step 4 - Build My Moodboard Vault

💡 Instructions: Now that you’ve reflected inward, it’s time to explore outward.

This step invites you to gather visual inspiration that reflects the creative identity you’ve just uncovered. Think of it as a mirror of your inner artist expressed through colors, textures, objects, spaces, and moments that feel deeply you. Create a fresh, curated moodboard either here directly, on Pinterest, or through saved folders/screenshots.

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My Pinterest Board