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as has been said before, it depends on the subject. black and white tends to give a more stark message, the veiwer is more focused on the actual drawing rather than the colors used. color can in some cases be helpful in portrayal of a certain mood or feeling, but it really depends. i feel like i do half and half of both, but i feel like i tend to work in more monochromatic setting just because its one less thing to think about, how colors work together, that is. but thats just me. i like color with the best of em, but sometimes its just easier to work with one or two colors only.

some art pieces are stronger in black and white and some in color... I personal prefer to use color becous I am verry instinctive and color can change my mood easely.

a lot of people need to start out working in bw to understand CONTRAST. since this whole art thing is a lifetime learning experience, you need to master both bw and color, so it's hard to have a preference. the same subject matter can be done well in color or bw, i suppose it depends on what materials i have handy and what my mood is.

I love black and white--inking... I don't like pencil shading, though I've done it and taking classes that focused on shading and shadow in the past. If I have to shade, it will be with color or an ink wash. So I'd say no preference.

I like black and white

I think it depends on the medium and subject matter. If you're capturing something very colourful or capturing light, then definately colour, obviously. If it's shape and form your wanting to capture then I think black and white.