Reading: Colston (pgs 102-103)

Monochrome media: which basically means, a painting or drawing done in different shades of a single color.
"With pencils alone, you can achieve a huge variety of effects. If you add charcoal and conte crayon, you have a full repertoire to suit all subjects"

So in other words, pencils and graphite are an artist's essential tool, which can create a range of desired affects with just the holding positions of the pencils. Yet, charcoal and conte crayon allows a more emphasized work of art, for a broader range of audience.
This, however, is going to be especially difficult for me to take to heart since graphite was my choice of media, however, I need to broaden my horizons and accept that pencils drawings are acceptable and wonderful works of art, but other media can bring more to the table sometimes,.. well most of the time.NOT saying pencil drawings are inferior in any way.