How I Draw + New Ghost Drawing!!

My art process is to sit down and start drawing on typing paper with no intentions or goals.  (Something always comes out.)  I use typing paper & pencils because it's low stress - I have limitless amounts of both.  Also, it's small, which is how I like to work.

I specialized in pencil drawing because in high school I figured even if I end up homeless I can always find scraps of paper to draw on with free lottery pencils. 

Here's a progress shot from tonight's Drawing Time.

In art school one of the rules is DRAW BIG.  They're probably right.  But by their rules I would also need to study a lot more life drawing, use perspective lines, and generally over-complicate the art until it's not fun to make anymore. I like to draw small.  I like to draw strange unsellable things.  On cheap paper with cheap pencils.

They also say, "Draw what you SEE, not what you THINK you see." I draw what I think I see. Exclusively.

How I Draw:
I use Ticonderoga #2 pencils and a 0.5mm Pentel P205 mechanical pencil loaded with "B" lead.  (And a kneaded eraser since I make constant mistakes.)  After the rough sketch is done, I draw finished line work over the sketch.

Executing the final line work is my favorite part. It's relaxing - the hard part is over.  I just start working out the dark lines over the piece moving around to whichever part stresses me out the least at that moment.  Until it's done!  Then I go to sleep and save coloring for ... tomorrow. =)