Amazing hand eye coordination I assume. You must be a good rifle/pistol shot. Shotgun too!

Angela, I use German, Swiss, and French made pencils, Derwent, Faber-Castell Ploychromos, Caran D'ache mainly. Regular Prismacolours are good too, but don't have the lightfast quality the others do. I still have a nice collection of those and use them too at times.

These brands have different ways of application onto paper types, their own qualities , some are more oily and blend easily, others more wax and hard, making finer, sharper lines. Just experimenting with various types of toothed paper , or smooth, affords one to settle eventually on what they like best and how a pencil brand does best with each. I combine them too when needed.

They are so handy, easy to use, if I'm on a trip and need to take any of them, I do .

Thomas, yes, practice is the key.

Hoss, I know you've been on a horse and have one flush one up right under your horse's face....fun !

Jerry, Trapstickman does all that for us...

Thank you John . I remember meeting you for the first time and how tall you are. Glad to have you as my Montana neighbor. I am proud of you still serving your great country and us citizens.

Martentrapper, yes I've always enjoyed shooting. I've had two of among the best instructors one could ever ask , which is key to doing anything well.

Thank you all again, for viewing. The whole point of art, to me, is not in the doing, but in sharing.