The Creative Stack
of 2026
Your tools are evolving. AI doesn't replace creativity—it amplifies it. This masterclass teaches you to co-create with intelligent systems.
What if your tools
listened back?
Select a tool from the carousel, then describe what you'd ask it.
AI-Enhanced
Canvas Basics
AI understands your canvas through bounding boxes, selections, and masks. It sees regions, not pixels.
How AI Perceives Your Canvas
Rectangular regions that contain objects
Precise areas you've highlighted
Visibility controls for effects
Generate 3 Fills
Same selection, different vibes. Click each mood to see the result.
Prompting in
Adobe Software
Adobe Firefly brings AI directly into Photoshop. Learn how prompts translate into professional-grade edits.
Firefly Capabilities
Prompt → Result
"Transform to golden hour lighting, add volumetric rays, cinematic color grade, maintain subject sharpness"
Naming Layers
Intelligently
AI can auto-name and group layers semantically. "Layer 47" becomes "face_left_profile_shadow".
Prompt a Scene
Describe a scene. AI generates a layer structure for you.
Creative Prompt
Anatomy
Great prompts have structure. Master these five elements to control AI output.
Glass, metal, fabric, organic, digital
Golden hour, neon, volumetric, harsh
Nostalgic, tense, serene, chaotic
Close-up, wide, overhead, Dutch angle
Rule of thirds, symmetry, leading lines
Build Your Prompt
Click tags to construct a prompt. Watch it evolve.
Blend Modes
+ AI
AI understands how layers interact. Prompting with blend mode language yields sophisticated results.
AI Blend Variants
Use the slider to see AI variants using different blend presets.
Iteration as
Visual Feedback
The creative process: Prompt → Generate → Modify → Improve. Each iteration teaches the AI more about your vision.
The Iteration Loop
Prompt Tree
Tap each branch to see the intermediate generation.
"Soft focus, ethereal glow, pastel tones"
"Glitch artifacts, noise, fragmented"
"Raw concrete, harsh geometry, minimal"
Drawing with AI:
Assist Mode
Start a sketch—AI assists with fills, motion, and effects. It's collaboration, not automation.
Canvas-Aware Prompts
"Extend brush stroke in smoky pattern"
"Add mist glow above this"
"Fill selection with organic texture"
"Animate this stroke as flowing water"
Sketch Pad
Draw below, then describe what AI should add.
Metadata Prompting
& Visual Seeds
Hidden image info—camera angle, lens, time of day—can be extracted or injected into prompts.
Prompt → Metadata
Image → Prompt
Upload or describe an image. AI extracts its visual fingerprint.
Drop image or click to upload
(Simulated analysis)
Collaborative Canvas
(Multiplayer AI)
Two users, one canvas. Prompt conversations that evolve the artwork in real-time.
Use Case
Art director and designer working together: "Add more dramatic lighting" meets "Keep it minimal" — AI finds the balance.
Prompt Blend
Enter two different prompts. See how AI blends them.
Color Theory
& Harmonies
AI can generate color palettes from text. Describe a mood, get a harmonious scheme.
Mood → Palette
Describe a feeling. AI generates a palette.
Typography,
Layout & Voice
AI can interpret typographic emotion: bold, whisper, kinetic. One word changes everything.
Confidence, impact, headline
Intimate, subtle, refined
Motion, energy, dynamic
One Word, New Layout
Change the keyword to shift the entire layout feel.
Magazine Cover
Spring Collection 2026
Select a style to transformFrom Static
to Motion
AI can suggest parallax, zoom, and animation from still images. Transform static into cinematic.
Motion Prompts
"Add subtle parallax depth"
"Ken Burns slow zoom"
"Particles rise from bottom"
"Camera orbit around subject"
Motion Presets
Select an artwork, apply a motion preset.
The Creative
Loop
You've learned the full stack. Now build a complete creative loop: Style → Layout → Effects → Output → Share.
Your Creative Pipeline
Next Project
What will you create? Choose a starting point.
Square format, bold visuals
Portrait format, dramatic
Animated, seamless
Storytelling, sequential
Exports .PNG + .TXT with prompts used