Four Stages of the Automatic Drawings Process - Ideas
How do great automatic artist come up with thoughts while drawing? And what are the steps they take in their process of creation that enables their ideas to be brought to life? Unplugging from the constant stream of ideas and distractions is an essential part of drawing automatically:
Try to be in a relaxed mindset, draw with no thought, and stay clear of conscious control over the image. Keeping your pencil at the point of the paper may assist in to flow. Actually, automatic drawing can be described as accelerated or intensified doodling in where unexpected and unpredictably shaped images can be made to emerge and serve as the basis for the further visual play.
Araki Koman is a professional illustrator living within the UK. As a child, she used to draw in a computerized fashion until she reached the age of 16, and after that, she stopped drawing for around 10 years. Araki enrolled in a graphic design course following her departure from her job in digital marketing. From then on, Araki has allowed intuition to lead her career and the process of creative thinking.
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Examples of automatic drawing: earthy color palette Raw lines and organic shapes
Organic lines, soft raw lines shapes, matte texture and sand-like hues are fused into Araki Koman's automatic drawings. The artist is currently working on a black ink Raw Feminine series she started in the year 2020. Take a look at some of her automatic drawing examplesbelow:
Araki on her automated drawing method:
To be honest all my actions are automatic. If I'm working on a project, a commission I'm aware of where it is supposed to be. I know what the customer wants. I am always confident in the process and know that ultimately, it will lead to the final result that each of us would like. Sometimes , I'll am able to reference something, but then I give that reference away and allow the process to lead to the product. (...) As I review my old drawings I never know how to do them again but I don't feel as though I'm the person doing the drawings. Yes, it's my hands drawing but it's my hand doing however I'm extremely spiritual, and feel that the higher self is working through me.
The four phases of drawing automatically by Araki Koman:
Stage 1: Preparation
"Usually, I start with an image of a reference that I enjoy. Then, I draw the element. at some point, it is not me who is doing the drawing anymore, it is literally my hands drawing the forms. It's like a puzzle, the pieces are moving on their on their own and I'm simply watching."
Stage 2: Creation
"I love listening to music or podcast when drawing. It helps keep my mind focused on something else. It is necessary to remove my attention from the drawing process to focus on something different like the music that I am listening to or the dialogue on the podcasts. I'm letting my hands to do all the work."
Stage 3. Editing
"All editing happens in a natural way. If I'm editing, I am continuing this process without actually being completely there. At times, I need to stop what I'm doing and then take a break from the project, and somewhere else, then come back to look at the final product. Is it the final outcome? Am I happy with it, or should I add some other thing that hasn't happen in the first place? A lot of times, it is quite effortless and I'm completely detached from the world within me. It's 80% of letting go and 10% of doing research, and 10% editing in the final."
Stage 4: Verification
"When I see my automatic drawings from the past I'm not sure what I can do to recreate them And I'm not feeling that I am the one doing them. It's not my hands drawing, it's me drawing, however I'm extremely spiritual and think it's a higher-level consciousness doing it through my mind. It's possible that I have the ability to draw from an early age, which led me to draw a lot as a child. I was very drawn to drawing, so I know it's my mission to do that for the moment within this particular realm and embrace the task as my own."
Gaze at more of Araki's automatic drawings on Instagram. Instagram account.
If you are an artist, Make a video of your creation process
A great way to make an extra income from your artwork is to demonstrate viewers the process behind the art you create. Just turn your camera on and record how you make the art. You can make a short video of your work and sell the course online on a video platform to keep your customers entertained with special BTS information.
Short video courses are a great way to engage your audience in the process of creating your artwork and earn money for that. The creators typically decide the prices of video short courses that range from $10-$50. But, the amount you earn depends on how you market your online course and its value to people. If you've put all your effort in creating your video, and then promote it on social media, you can earn an extra passive income on each of your creations, by showing people how you made the video.
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