I came, I saw, I concurred. Been drawing since ever I can remember, and simply 'discovered' technique as I went. A bit serially obsessed with things, ended up with too many cameras - and bicycles, for that matter. Let alone Italian cars. Started analog, now very digital with an analog bent.
Now I've just about gone completely digital, either scanning and manipulating old oils and pencil sketches or taking a photograph and completely ruining it in PS or GIMP. Heck, I used to do that in the darkroom anyway, so nothing has changed. It's just quicker and less smelly.