I don't know if you can see this but what I do first is do a rough drawing of good quality tracing paper, refine the drawing. Then flip over the paper and draw in the existing lines on the opposite side. Then I flip it over again or which ever side I like more and trace that on to finer drawing paper. I do this so that the final drawing has fewer eraser marks and such. I then fill in. With whatever suits me or the drawing best.
As you can see I did both drawings in the same day for fun at Cafe Hood in Banos, accompanied with a wonderful latte. They were ready for me to leave as it took quite a while to finish both project.
I wanted to give you the impression that this kind of meditation was so alive for me that this inspirational little bird was so into exploring the world that when it was complete, it then flew off the page and went about its business.
Maybe I am putting a little to much thinking in this but this is the kind of thing that goes through my fertile mind while I am drawing.....
Fulfill your creative soul today...
Robin