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11:49 PM, Thursday August 19th 2021

No problem!

Try ghosting a guiding line a few times then commit to a sausage segment in one go. The ghosting will really help you visualise the path the sausage will flow along.

In terms of line weight, practise quick, straight lines that taper from thin to thick line weight and vise versa. Fill up pages of A4 pages with line after line after line. Very quickly, you'll start to gain control over your pen pressure skills. Then after that, try practising line weight with curved lines instead! These types of exercises are great to warm up with before you start drawing.

Good luck!

2:53 AM, Friday August 20th 2021

Alright I'll try that. Thanks for the tips!

11:32 PM, Friday August 20th 2021

No worries, good luck!

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