Crayons can be fun!

Have you ever considered crayons?  Even better, how about some water-soluble crayons?  The Caran d'Ache Neocolor wax crayons are soft and fun to blend.  (Sounds like a commercial here)

Here is a project I did with them. They are buttery smooth and lay down as light or as saturated as you would like them to be.  This was for a class in Santa Fe on using color three years ago.  I can see where I would add more layers to this now.  You can always learn from what you've done in the past.