The four Stages of the Automatic Drawings Process - Ideas
How do the best automatic drawing artists come up with thoughts while drawing? And what are the steps during their process of creativity which allow the ideas to come into existence? Disconnecting from the constant flow of thoughts and distractions is the most important aspect of drawing automatically:
Try to be in a relaxed state of mind. Draw with no thought, and stay clear of having control of the image. Keep your pen on the paper can help the flow. Actually, automatic drawing is a sort of accelerated or intensified doodling in which a variety of unexpected and improbable images can be made to be visible and then used as the basis of more elaborate visual games.
Araki Koman is an illustrator who freelances in the UK. When she was a kid and drawing was her passion, she would do it automatically until the age of 16, and after that, she stopped drawing for around 10 years. She enrolled in graphic design classes following her departure from her job in digital marketing. From then on, Araki has allowed intuition to steer her career as well as her creative thinking process.
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Automated drawing examples: Organic color palette, raw lines and organic forms
The soft lines of raw lines, organic forms, matte texture and sand-like colours are merged into Araki Koman's automatic drawings. She currently works on a black ink Raw Feminine series she started in 2020. Take a look at some of her automatic drawing illustrations:
Araki regarding her auto-drawing process:
To be honest all my actions are completely automatic. When I have a project or a task I am aware of where it is supposed to be. I know what the customer wants. I am always confident in the process and that ultimately, it will lead to the end result we all enjoy. Sometimes , I'll have a reference but then I give that reference away and let the process take me to the final product. (...) If I look at my previous drawings I never know how to do them again and I am not feeling as though I'm the person doing the drawings. It's not my hands drawing but it's my hand doing it , but I'm very spiritual and I feel like it's a higher consciousness that is doing the drawing through me.
Four stages of the automated drawing process by Araki Koman:
First Stage: The preparation
"Usually I begin by drawing the reference image I enjoy. I sketch an element, and in the end there is no longer me that is drawing the remainder of the drawing, but it is literally my hands drawing the forms. It's like a puzzle, the pieces are moving on their own, and I am just witnessing it."
Stage 2: Creation
"I like listening to a music or podcast when drawing. It helps keep my mind focused on another thing. I have to completely detach myself from my drawing and focus on something else like the music I am listening to or the dialog of the podcasts. I'm letting my hands to do everything on their own."
Stage 3: Editing
"All editing is done naturally. While I edit I'm continuing to work on this process without actually being fully present. Sometimes, I have to close what I am doing and then take a break from the work, go somewhere else, then come back to look at the final product. Do you think it's the best result? Do I feel satisfied Or should I consider adding something else that did not appear at first? A lot of times it's quite easy as I'm totally disconnected from the world within me. It's about letting 80% go 10 percent of the research and 10% of editing towards the end."
Stage 4: Verification
"When I look at my auto drawings of the past, I don't know what to do next but I'm in no way feeling like I'm actually doing them. Yes, it's my hands drawing, but it's my drawing, but I'm highly spiritual, and I feel like it's higher consciousness doing it through me. It's possible that I have a talent initially that pushed me to draw a lot in my early years. I was very drawn to drawing, so I know it's in a way my duty to draw for the moment in this specific realm, and I am embracing it as my job now."
Check out more of Araki's automatic drawings in Instagram. Instagram account.
Do you consider yourself an artist? Record your creation process
An excellent way to earn some extra money on your artwork is to demonstrate people the process of the art you create. Simply turn on your camera and capture the process of creating the art. It is possible to create a brief video as you create your art and then sell it as an online course through a platform for video to feed your audience with some unique BTS content.
A short video course is an excellent way to involve your viewers in the process of creating your work and earning money for it. The creators typically set the price of video short courses that range from $10-$50. The amount you get depends on how you rate your course online and the value to people. If you put your heart to creating the video and promoting it on social networks, you'll be able to make an additional revenue stream on every one of your art pieces by sharing how you created the video.
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