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How base113 uses AI

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Every base113 design starts with me. I use AI tools in a few specific ways, and I'd rather tell you exactly what they are than leave you guessing.

The short version

• The ideas and the final call are mine. Most designs are made entirely by me.
• A few designs use AI-generated artwork as the main art. Those listings say so, and they're listed below.
• Product photos always show my actual design file. Some background scenes are AI-generated; the product and artwork are never altered.
• Listing text is drafted with AI help and reviewed by me before it goes live.
• AI-generated designs are never presented as handmade.

The note on some listings

Etsy doesn't have a field for AI disclosure, so listings that use generative AI carry this line in the description:

Note that some elements of this design were created using guided generative AI tools or techniques.

Here is what that means. For these designs, the starting artwork was generated with an AI image tool from my own concepts. Getting there usually takes many rounds of prompts and iterations. I then edit and alter the result, often substantially, before working it into the larger design with the text, borders and other elements. The concept, the direction and the final design are mine, but the core of the artwork began as AI output, and I won't describe it any other way.

Which designs use generative AI

Everything not listed here was made without generative AI. When a new design uses it, it gets the listing note and a line in this table.

Product photos and mockups

Mockups always use my actual design file, placed on the product without changes. Some of the rooms, tables and scenery behind the product are AI-generated so I can show items in a setting without staging a photo shoot. The product itself, its colors and the artwork on it are never generated or altered.

Listing text and shop admin

I use an AI assistant (Claude, made by Anthropic) to help draft listing titles, descriptions and tags, research pricing, keep my records, and check that orders reached the print partner. I review and approve anything before it's published, posted or paid for.

Your information

To check on orders, the AI assistant and my automation tool (Make) can see order details such as your name, shipping address and what you ordered. They use it only to run the shop, under the same rules as my other service providers. See the privacy policy for the full list.

Messages to customers are written or reviewed by me before they're sent. I don't use AI to reply to you on my behalf without my review.

What never happens

• An AI-generated design sold as handmade or hand-drawn.
• A product photo altered to make the item look different from what you'll receive.
• A design copied from another artist by asking an AI to imitate them.

Questions about any of this? Get in touch.