Day eighteen of The 100 Day Project for 2021.

Today I opened my new sketching pencils!

And then I only used the HB pencil... What the...?

But, in fairness, I might have had a bit of red wine. And I might have been a bit tired and, either way, I was acutely aware of how much better a "proper" HB pencil felt to draw with.

I think I would describe the pencil I was using previously (gratis from the London Zoological Society, and I thank them for it) as 'waxy'.

Tonight, drawing with a "proper" HB pencil, felt infinitely better (and not just because I actually paid money for it).

In retrospect, the part I initially perceived worst - the leaf top left - is actually not as bad I thought.

There are issues in terms of leaf size. Specifically, the two foreground leaves. And I really want to learn how to recreate depth of field in drawing but, for a sleep-deprived, full-time working, amateur sketcher who might have had a light tipple before drawing... it's not terrible.