It's a rollercoaster, hon, you'll have some hills and valleys, but you'll get off it in the end. /hugs

No. You do not need fancy pencils. Honestly, a good #2 pencil is just about perfect. (I use black wooden Ticonderoga pencils and they are about it for what I need.) Though fancy pencils are pretty. I only use the fancy art pencils on the rare occasions I want to dream about drawing.