What should I use to draw under oil paint? I was drawing onto my primed canvas in pencil, in preparation to paint over the top in oils, but a friend told me that I shouldn't do that, since over time the graphite will rise to the surface of the painting.

What should I use instead?
If using graphite make sure to spray a few coats of fixative over the graphite drawing prior to painting.


  What should I use instead?


You could also try:


charcoal
Water color pencils
diluted ink