Article · Mark-Making Exercises
Automatic Drawing
By Ruth Maude
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Beginner
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2018
About this lesson
A Surrealist automatism exercise drawn from Alastair Brotchie's book of Surrealist games: with eyes closed, draw one continuous unplanned line until it reaches the paper's edge. Includes the artist's own results and notes on using it as a quick daily practice.
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