Physical Drawing
I've noticed that when I'm drawing with charcoal, or whatever, and I see that a certain collection of marks on the paper are beginning to look just like the real thing, in the traditional sense, and with just a bit of tweaking they really could look almost exactly as it does in life, that I start tweaking. Tweaking, tweaking, tweaking... and then I remember: this isn't what I meant to do; this isn't fun! And I attack the picture with as much force as I can muster (though not as much as I'd like due to the easel being a fairly feeble one. But I've secured it as best I can for now and it's working reasonably well. - We work with what we have.) and I start enjoying myself much more and the results are much more satisfying. It's a more physical approach the process of drawing. The tricky part is to avoid getting an overly dark, heavy looking image and you have to find another way of bringing back lightness to the overall feel of the thing.

I still enjoy the more traditional way of working too. But there's a time and a place for everything.