Next you should endeavor to find out where your picture is going by making lots of small thumbnail sketches. Try numerous ways to create the drawing, see what actually looks good and what doesn't. Draw these sketches very fast. The idea is to put the overall composition into place, so you don't need to spend time adding a lot of details on them.
It's sometimes very difficult, even for professional artists, not to jump in advance and start on the last picture before things are really reflected through. But this situation often ends with that effort going into the drain once you've realized that your first plan didn't materialize the way you'd first contemplated. So it's a very good idea to use the preliminary steps when starting a drawing as it will save you a lot of work in the long run.
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