Colored Pencils

Are you tired of designing puppets with the same old boring drawing pencil or pen? Try dumping a bunch of colored pencils into a container and pulling out a random color to draw with. You'll find that a bear, cat or goblin looks completely different in green, pale pink or vermillion. I use Prismacolor pencils. They come in a wide range of colors, are reasonably priced and are available at most art supply stores.