The Four Stages of the Automatic Drawings Process - Ideas
What is the way that great automated drawing artists come up with concepts while they're drawing? What steps do they take they take in their process of creation that allow them to bring those ideas to life? Disconnecting from the constant flow of distractions and thoughts is a crucial aspect of the automatic drawing technique:
Try to be in a relaxed state of mind. Draw in a relaxed manner, without thought, and keep away from conscious control over the image. The pencil should be in the same place on paper will assist in to flow. Actually, automatic drawing is an art form of enhanced or accelerated doodling which a variety of unexpected and improbable images can be made to be visible and then used to create the foundation for further visual play.
Araki Koman is a professional illustrator living in UK. When she was a young child drawing, she did it automatic up until her teenage years, and eventually stopped for about 10 years. She took graphic design classes when she quit her position as a digital marketer. Then, Araki has allowed intuition to guide her work and creativity process.
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Automated drawing examples: Organic color palette Raw lines, and organic designs
Organic lines, soft raw lines designs, textures, and sand-like colours are merged together in Araki Koman's auto-drawings. The artist is currently working on a black ink Raw Feminine series she started in the year 2020. See some of her auto-drawing illustrations:
Araki on her automated drawing method:
For the record the way I work is completely automatic. If I'm given a task or a task, I know exactly where it's supposed to be. I am aware of what my client is looking for. I always trust the process and know that ultimately, it will lead to the end result each of us would enjoy. Sometimes I am able to reference something, but I quickly give that reference away and let the process take me to the outcome. (...) As I review my previous drawings I don't know how to draw them again, and I am not feeling like I'm actually drawing the drawings. Sure, my hands are drawing, it's me drawing however I'm extremely spiritual and I feel like the higher self is doing it through me.
The four stages of the automatic drawing process by Araki Koman.
First Stage: Preparedness
"Usually I begin with a reference image that I enjoy. I sketch an element, and eventually, it is not me that is drawing the remainder of the drawing any more, it's my hands creating the designs. It's like solving a puzzle. the pieces are moving on their themselves, and I'm watching it."
Stage 2: Creation
"I like listening to a music or podcast while drawing, to keep my mind focused on other things. I have to completely detach myself from the process and concentrate on something else like the music I am listening to or the dialog on the podcasts. I am just allowing my hands to handle everything by themselves."
Stage 3: Editing
"All editing also happens naturally. When I am editing it, I'm completing the editing process, but not entirely present. Sometimes, I have to end my work by taking a break from my work, go do something else and then return to review the final product. What is the end result? Do I feel satisfied, or should I add another thing that didn't appear the first time? Most of the time the process is very easy, I am completely disconnected from the world in the world around me. It's 80% of letting go, 10% of research, and 10% of editing in the final."
Stage 4: Verification
"When I see my automatic drawings of the past, I don't know how to do them again, and I am in no way feeling like I'm the one doing them. Sure, my hands are making drawings, but I'm drawing, however I'm highly spiritual, and I feel like it's higher consciousness working through my mind. It's possible that I have a talent initially that pushed me to draw quite a bit when I was a kid. I was very drawn to drawing, so I know this is my goal to be able to do it in this particular moment, specifically in this area, and I am embracing it as my job now."
Check out more of Araki's automated drawings on her Instagram account.
Are you an artist? Record the creation process
One of the best ways to earn an extra income from your artwork is to demonstrate others the process you followed in the art you create. Simply turn on your camera and take a video of how you create the artwork. You could create a quick video of your work and sell it as an online course through a platform for video to feed your audience with some exclusive BTS information.
Short video courses are the perfect way to get your audience as you create your work and earning money to do it. Course creators generally set the price of video short courses that range from $10-$50. However, how much you'll get depends on how you market your online course as well as its worth to others. If you put your heart in creating your video and promoting it on social media, you can earn a passive income on each of your art pieces by sharing the process you used to create the video.