Keep it Light & Loose
When you begin a drawing, always keep your initial line work light and the lines relatively thin (so that it is easier to make adjustments later). This way you don’t have to keep erasing. When you spend time erasing, you aren’t spending time seeing and drawing.

Guidelines
By keeping your line work light and leaving the “incorrect” ones it in place, you give yourself guidelines for where your correct lines should be placed. (Later, you can darken the correct lines and the lighter lines will seem to disappear to the viewer - trust me on this!)

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