I think I might be somewhere in the middle speed wise. I think I start off faster (but definitely not an "explosion") and then slow down as it gets closer to being finished. But, this subject reminded me of a wonderful teacher that I had in college:
A figure drawing teacher of mine would drive the class totally nuts. He was constantly changing the rules and telling us to use different approaches. One of the first days, he had the model change positions nearly every minute and ran around the room yelling "Faster faster faster!!" He was so enthusiastic, he would literally jump up and down and stomp. He would personally yell at each individual student as he went around the room. There was a flurry of scribbling and swooshes of paper turning on our pads. I remember feeling so stressed, it was like I couldn't breathe or even move my pencil as I saw him approaching.
For the 2nd half of the class he insisted that everyone slow way down, slower than a snail's pace. Again, he would spend time over each person's shoulder, their pencil barely moving, "Sslllloooooow doooowwwwwwnnnnn....."
I thoroughly enjoyed the class.
