I'm trying to make myself do drawings (at least sketches) before I paint now. They're more helpful than collages, and then I'm forced to work out details beforehand. I tend to make too many decisions while I'm painting, and I get stuck or leave people in vacuums. It's too messy and time consuming figuring that stuff out in oil. Problem is, I don't really want to paint what I've already drawn. WHAT A PREDICAMENT.
Anyway.
Troop 666, colored pencil