I’m not much of an artist (I started sketching to send my daughter to school with a snack note) but one of the things that’s surprised me is that it feels like the process is more about “seeing” the thing you’re drawing more than the actual process of making lines on paper. I have no idea if that’s a common experience or not. Oddly, I occasionally find that the thing I’m drawing will take on a life of its own (which is where I find myself with a coyote playing a synthesizer)