Half-Eaten rework

There is a reason the hands I'm including in the drawings are monochrome: They support the composition. They must be a strong element, but won't take protagonism. I'm afraid of overworking them, which might overpower the idea and become a hand drawing instead. There is a purposeful level of simplicity and stylization. To achieve the effect, instead of the traditional method of drawing all mid-range tones, darkest areas, and light with only graphite, I'm using common cotton swabs to "paint" and thin pencil erasers to create the illusion of highlights. I'm trying not to add, or only use tiny amounts of highlights, maybe avoiding using white pastels on the hands altogether and relying on the erasers instead. I reworked this avocado piece because I fell victim to comparisons; In the previous work, I chose a style, and It made me very upset to realize how the avocado hands seemed a bit flat. Although that was the whole idea. So I succumbed to the stylistic pressure and had to add some grayscale volume. Now I'm happier and there is no turning back because it has been sprayed with the fixative layer.