When should I use art?

art is useful in the following scenarios: • Editorial Design: Creating professional blog headers and editorial illustrations with a tech-focused, digital-warmth aesthetic. • Technical Documentation: Generating architecture diagrams, Mermaid flowcharts, and sequence diagrams in a hand-drawn sketch style for better readability. • Data Visualization: Transforming complex information into structured visuals like 2x2 matrices, timelines, taxonomies, and comparison grids. • Social Media & Marketing: Producing high-impact visual assets such as quote cards, stat cards with big numbers, and multi-panel comics. • Instructional Content: Designing annotated screenshots and step-by-step recipe cards to simplify complex processes for users.

When & Why to Use This Skill

This Claude skill provides a comprehensive visual content system featuring a unique 'Tron-meets-Excalidraw' aesthetic. It enables users to generate high-quality, hand-drawn style illustrations, technical diagrams, and social media assets characterized by dark backgrounds and neon accents, ensuring a consistent and modern brand identity across all visual communications.

Use Cases

Editorial Design: Creating professional blog headers and editorial illustrations with a tech-focused, digital-warmth aesthetic.
Technical Documentation: Generating architecture diagrams, Mermaid flowcharts, and sequence diagrams in a hand-drawn sketch style for better readability.
Data Visualization: Transforming complex information into structured visuals like 2x2 matrices, timelines, taxonomies, and comparison grids.
Social Media & Marketing: Producing high-impact visual assets such as quote cards, stat cards with big numbers, and multi-panel comics.
Instructional Content: Designing annotated screenshots and step-by-step recipe cards to simplify complex processes for users.

name	art
context	fork
description	\|
- USE WHEN user wants blog header or editorial illustration	workflows/workflow.md
- USE WHEN user wants visualization or is unsure which format	workflows/visualize.md
- USE WHEN user wants mermaid flowchart or sequence diagram	workflows/mermaid.md
- USE WHEN user wants technical or architecture diagram	workflows/technical-diagrams.md
- USE WHEN user wants taxonomy or classification grid	workflows/taxonomies.md
- USE WHEN user wants timeline or chronological progression	workflows/timelines.md
- USE WHEN user wants framework or 2x2 matrix	workflows/frameworks.md
- USE WHEN user wants comparison or X vs Y	workflows/comparisons.md
- USE WHEN user wants annotated screenshot	workflows/annotated-screenshots.md
- USE WHEN user wants recipe card or step-by-step	workflows/recipe-cards.md
- USE WHEN user wants aphorism or quote card	workflows/aphorisms.md
- USE WHEN user wants conceptual map or territory	workflows/maps.md
- USE WHEN user wants stat card or big number visual	workflows/stats.md
- USE WHEN user wants comic or sequential panels	workflows/comics.md

name

art

context

fork

description

- USE WHEN user wants blog header or editorial illustration

workflows/workflow.md

- USE WHEN user wants visualization or is unsure which format

workflows/visualize.md

- USE WHEN user wants mermaid flowchart or sequence diagram

workflows/mermaid.md

- USE WHEN user wants technical or architecture diagram

workflows/technical-diagrams.md

- USE WHEN user wants taxonomy or classification grid

workflows/taxonomies.md

- USE WHEN user wants timeline or chronological progression

workflows/timelines.md

- USE WHEN user wants framework or 2x2 matrix

workflows/frameworks.md

- USE WHEN user wants comparison or X vs Y

workflows/comparisons.md

- USE WHEN user wants annotated screenshot

workflows/annotated-screenshots.md

- USE WHEN user wants recipe card or step-by-step

workflows/recipe-cards.md

- USE WHEN user wants aphorism or quote card

workflows/aphorisms.md

- USE WHEN user wants conceptual map or territory

workflows/maps.md

- USE WHEN user wants stat card or big number visual

workflows/stats.md

- USE WHEN user wants comic or sequential panels

workflows/comics.md

Art Skill

Complete visual content system using the PAI Visual Aesthetic.

Core Aesthetic

Tron-meets-Excalidraw - Digital warmth combining:

Hand-drawn Excalidraw-style sketch lines (NOT clean vectors)
Dark slate backgrounds for modern contrast
Neon orange (warmth) + cyan (tech) accents
Subtle glows on key elements

Full aesthetic documentation: ${PAI_DIR}/skills/CORE/aesthetic.md

This is the SINGLE SOURCE OF TRUTH for all visual styling.

Workflow Routing

Content Type	Workflow
Blog headers / Editorial	`workflows/workflow.md`
Adaptive orchestrator	`workflows/visualize.md`
Flowcharts / Sequences	`workflows/mermaid.md`
Architecture diagrams	`workflows/technical-diagrams.md`
Classification grids	`workflows/taxonomies.md`
Chronological	`workflows/timelines.md`
2x2 matrices	`workflows/frameworks.md`
X vs Y	`workflows/comparisons.md`
Screenshot markup	`workflows/annotated-screenshots.md`
Step-by-step	`workflows/recipe-cards.md`
Quote cards	`workflows/aphorisms.md`
Idea territories	`workflows/maps.md`
Big numbers	`workflows/stats.md`
Sequential panels	`workflows/comics.md`

Image Generation

Default model: nano-banana-pro (Gemini 3 Pro)

bun run ${PAI_DIR}/skills/art/tools/generate-ulart-image.ts \
  --model nano-banana-pro \
  --prompt "[PROMPT]" \
  --size 2K \
  --aspect-ratio 1:1 \
  --output /path/to/output.png

Alternative Models

Model	When to Use
flux	Maximum quality
gpt-image-1	Different interpretation

API keys in: ${PAI_DIR}/.env

REPLICATE_API_TOKEN - Flux and Nano Banana
OPENAI_API_KEY - GPT-image-1
GOOGLE_API_KEY - Nano Banana Pro
REMOVEBG_API_KEY - Background removal

Quick Decision Tree

What does user need?

├─ Unsure which approach? → VISUALIZE (analyzes & orchestrates)
├─ Flowchart/sequence/state diagram? → MERMAID
├─ Abstract metaphor for article? → Editorial (workflow.md)
├─ System/architecture with labels? → Technical Diagram
├─ Categories in grid? → Taxonomy
├─ Change over time? → Timeline
├─ 2x2 matrix or mental model? → Framework
├─ Side-by-side contrast? → Comparison
├─ Markup existing screenshot? → Annotated Screenshot
├─ Step-by-step process? → Recipe Card
├─ Quote as social visual? → Aphorism
├─ Idea territories as map? → Conceptual Map
├─ Single striking number? → Stat Card
└─ Multi-panel story? → Comic

For complete visual styling rules, ALWAYS read: ${PAI_DIR}/skills/CORE/aesthetic.md