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Build Your Foundation: The Style & Maker Cheat Sheet
Start with a simple Google Doc or spreadsheet. For each category you encounter most—pottery, furniture, silver, etc.—list the common makers and their hallmarks. Example entries:
Category: Pottery – Common Makers & Marks: Heywood‑Wakefield (often labeled), Royal Copenhagen (three‑wave mark), Gorham Sterling (.925 lion/anchor/G).
Under each maker, add:
• Example Photo Links – hyperlink to 2‑3 of your best reference images stored in your cloud drive.
• Key Visual Indicators – bullet points such as “Clean, tapered legs,” “Bakelite handles,” “Satiny matte glaze.”
Limit the sheet to your top three specialties; this keeps the training set focused and manageable.
Step‑by‑Step AI Training Workflow
Step 1 – The Initial Briefing: Open a new chat session with your chosen AI model. Send a concise briefing that outlines the categories, makers, and visual cues you just compiled. This primes the model on what to look for.
Step 2 – The Interactive Training Session: Upload your annotated photos one by one. For each image, confirm the correct label (e.g., “Heywood‑Wakefield, tapered leg”) and note any misclassifications. The AI updates its internal weights in real time, learning from your feedback.
Step 3 – Establish a Reliable Workflow Prompt: After you’ve achieved consistent accuracy, craft a go‑to prompt you will reuse for every new item. Example:
“Identify the style, period, and maker of the following object. Respond with: Style/Period, Maker/Mark, Key Visual Indicators.”
Putting the System into Practice
1. Create your cheat sheet for the top three specialties.
2. Gather 10‑20 exemplar photos from past sales.
3. Initiate the AI chat with the full briefing.
4. Refine the cheat sheet and prompts based on the AI’s responses.
5. Start a log: record when the AI was right, wrong, or offered a brilliant insight.
6. Test it with five practice unknowns before going live.
7. Deploy your go‑to prompt on the next two‑three home assessments.
Quick Audit Checklist
□ Audit your last three estate sales. Note the five most common style categories.
□ For each category, locate your five clearest example photos.
□ Identify the top three makers/patterns per category you want the AI to recognize instantly.
For a comprehensive guide with detailed workflows, templates, and additional strategies, see my e-book: AI for Solo Estate Sale Organizers: How to Automate Inventory Cataloging, Pricing Research, and Listing Generation.
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