Question for classic fags

Are you bipolar

You're retarded

Two options-

Either get comfortable enough to sketch directly onto your final paper with minimal erasing, because there's only so much abuse the paper can take. Learning how to sketch very lightly helps with this, and then increasing your pressure for lines that you're confident in.

Or when you trace with a lightbox you have to preserve the integrity of the original sketch, don't just trace mindlessly over your lines, you have to keep the energy there while eliminating the messiness.

I do both, when I draw using references I usually just go directly onto the final paper (saves time tracing) but when I draw from imagination I use a lightbox because it takes me longer to get it right, and the sketch is usually messy.

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>>2918296
but what this has to do with anything?

When you have to ask yourself that question you're probably done

Just relax and try to not apply too much pressure then

If you have a scanner you can scan and edit it later

>>2918277
>Everytime I need to trace my sketch
There's your problem.
You don't trace your sketches. Every time you're drawing another layer, whether it's lineart, coloring or just a refined sketch, always think of it as a separate art piece, not a trace of the old one. If you don't, you'll lose the energy of your sketch real quick.

Stop worrying about ruining your sketches. In a few months you'll look back at them and cringe anyways, what matters is that they push you further.
If it's a commission or smth, use a tracing paper or a light box.

>>2918277
Huion lightbox is the smart way to go

if you fuck up you can start over
you have the original sketch saved just in case

it's cheap