Put Down the Colored Pencils.
Updated: Aug 11, 2022

While I do have a penchant for Dixon Ticonderoga #2 yellow pencils, there is a close second. Thick, super high-quality colored pencils.
I received my first pack of these from an Art teacher friend of mine, and I have never looked back.
But I did have a moment where I thought I would have to temporarily give them up...