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Chase, for heads I create a bunch of "slices" (16 or so) in the 2d shaper and then brought them into the lofter on a surfrev path. The "slices" are cross-sections of a head from the top. Do half the head and then when happy (or just to visualize), do a mirrored clone of it, weld the 2 halves together, auto-smooth. There's a lot of tweaking of verts involved but the results can be spectacular. I used a similar technique, with the addition of the skin plug-in, for the film "Virtuosity". I modelled heads of Hitler, Manson, John-Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer, and some others from photos. Texture and bump maps can add extra details where geometry is lacking. have fun.