Tips & Tricks for Creating Intuitive Art
Every person is capable of creating intuitive art no matter what their skill level is.
And in case you don’t know, intuition is based on tuning into your feelings and using them to guide you.
Therefore, intuitive art is created by using your intuition to help you make art as opposed to relying on references, images, or logic. Intuition is important in art because it helps you move into a flow state which makes creating new artwork easier for you.
Creating intuitive art helps you loosen up because instead of using your thinking brain, you’re tapping into your creative imagination.
So, let’s explore some of the best strategies that’ll help you make intuitive art.
How Do You Make Intuitive Art?
One of the best benefits of intuitive art is that it takes the pressure off you to make your art look perfect.
After all, the goal is to show soulful expression rather than achieve artistic perfection.
But for some people, learning how to create intuitive art can be confusing because there isn’t a single way to create it.
And that’s the point! There isn’t a one-size-fits all approach to creating intuitive art.
So, to help you get the hang of it, let’s look at seven of the best ways to tap into your intuition as an artist. They are as follows:
- Avoid decision paralysis by limiting your color palette to just a few colors or just a few art materials.
- Brainstorm a list of intuitive painting prompts and drawing ideas. After that, pick an idea from your list and start creating.
- Use colored pencils, watercolors, or Crayola markers and brush pens to block in large shapes on a piece of paper. Then, fill in the space with color to make abstract intuitive art.
- Set a timer for ten or fifteen minutes. Doing this encourages you to make decisions faster so that you keep your hands moving. Don’t worry about the time ticking away. Just make art until the timer stops.
- Use mixed media sketchbooks so that you can use both wet and dry media. This allows you to switch easily between mediums depending on what you want to use that day.
- Challenge yourself by drawing outside of your comfort zone. For instance, commit to creating intuitive art every day for a week and focus on drawing or painting something you’ve never done before.
- Keep your sketchbook private by not showing it to anyone before or after you make art. This way, you won’t feel stressed about your art being criticized or judged.
Art and Intuition: Next Steps
Now that you understand the basics of using your intuition to make art, it’s time for you to give it a try.
Fortunately, Foxsy has an amazing course called Intuitive Art: Loosen Up And Break Creative Block that you can enroll in.
In this fun online course, you learn how to create intuitive art by going through several exercises and creating an entire intuitive art piece all on your own.
It’s great for overcoming art block and motivating you to create, so check the course out today!
