Thanks for the advice. I shall try that. I thought that it was better practice to keep the texture sheet all in a single image. Am I wrong? Is this not the case in this situation?
I used zbrush and maya. No worries though, they were created in a day and can easily be done again. They were for practice and learning things such as this. :) Thanks for your response.
not to derail further, but i like this little gem in his comments "Until I actually get good, i consider most of these studies and practice pieces. " fuck..
to be honest...things are going to be wonky at first. but after lots of practice and edge flow study....you'll definitely get there. don't get too frustrated. you get it.