The Four Stages of the Automatic Drawings Process - Ideas
How do great automatic drawing artists generate concepts while they're drawing? What are the key steps they take in their process of creation that allow their ideas to be brought into existence? Disconnecting from the constant flow of thoughts and distractions is the most important aspect of the automatic drawing technique:
Put yourself in a receptive state of mind. Draw without thinking, and avoid conscious control over the image. The pencil should be at the point of the paper may assist in the flow. Automated drawing is an art form of speedy or intense doodling, in which unexpected and unpredictable images can be made to be visible and then used as the basis for the further visual play.
Araki Koman is an illustrator who freelances in UK. When she was a young child and drawing was her passion, she would do it automatic up until the age of 16, and then stopped for about a decade. Araki enrolled in an art and design program following her departure from her position as a digital marketer. Since then, Araki has allowed intuition to guide her work and creative thinking process.
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Examples of automatic drawing: earthy colour palette Raw lines, and organic designs
Soft raw lines and organic shapes, matte texture and sand-like colours are merged together in Araki Koman's automatic drawings. The artist is currently working on the black ink Raw Feminine series she started in 2020. See some of her auto-drawing examplesbelow:
Araki on her automated drawing procedure:
To be honest, everything I do is automated. When I have a project, a commission I am aware of the exact location it needs to go. I understand what the client is looking for. I have faith in the process and that it would eventually lead to the end result we both are happy with. Sometimes , I'll find a reference, however I then give the reference up and I just allow the process to lead to the end product. (...) As I review my old drawings I am unable to draw them again, but I don't feel like I'm actually drawing these drawings. Yes, it's my hands drawing but it's my hand doing it but I am very spiritual, and feel that there is a higher power that is doing the drawing through me.
The four phases of the automated drawing process by Araki Koman.
Stage 1: Preparation
"Usually I begin with the reference image I love. I sketch an element, and at some point, it is not me who is doing the drawing, but it is literally my hands creating the designs. It's like working on a puzzle. it's happening all on its on their own and I'm simply watching."
Stage 2 The Creation
"I like listening to a podcast or listening to music while drawing to concentrate my mind on other things. I have to completely detach myself from the process and concentrate on something else like the music that I am listening to or the dialog of the podcasts. I am just allowing my hands to take over everything by themselves."
Stage 3: Editing
"All editing happens in a natural way. If I'm editing I'm continuing to work on the editing process, but not fully present. At times, I need to end my work, step away from the task, to another place, and revisit the outcome. What is the end result? Do I feel satisfied Do I need to add something else that did not come the first time? A lot of times it's quite easy, I am completely disconnected from what's happening within me. It's about letting 80% go and 10% of doing researching, and 10% of editing towards the end."
Stage 4: Verification
"When I see my automated drawings of the past, I'm not sure how to do them again but I'm in no way feeling like I'm actually doing the drawings. Sure, my hands are drawing, it's me drawing, but I'm highly spiritual, and I believe that it is a higher power acting through my mind. I guess I had an initial talent that led me to draw quite a bit as a child. I was very drawn to drawing, and so I am aware that it's in a way my duty to draw at this specific time, in this specific realm, and I am embracing the task as my own."
Check out more of Araki's auto-drawings on her Instagram space.
If you are an artist, Create a short video about the creation process
An excellent way to earn an extra income from your art is to show others the process you followed in your artwork. Turn on the camera and capture the process of creating the art. It is possible to create a brief video as you create your art and sell the course online via a video platform. This will keep your customers entertained with unique BTS content.
Short video courses are an excellent way to involve people while creating your art and getting paid for that. Creators usually decide the prices of their short videos that range from $10-$50. The amount you make depends on the way you market your online course and its worth to others. If you put your heart in creating your video and promoting it on social mediaplatforms, you could earn a earnings stream from each of your creations, through showing how you created it.
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