The laces were really challenging. I couldn't understand how to simplify them so I left them out due to frustration

my 4th attempt now. I think the texture of my paper is preventing me from getting darker darks

Using my trusty old Panasonic Sharpener to keep my pencils sharp

Attempt 4

Took me 3 attempts. I had alot of trouble drawing what I'm seeing on paper. I also can't seem to control my pencil to draw the values, my pencils would often go blunt after using it for a couple seconds especially with the softer leads. I ended up colouring in my values as I couldn't seem to maintain a sharp pencil for long and it looks abit messy