...well, at least I didn't get shot at as badly as what happened to some others.
Sure, he pointed out some mistakes (he DEFINITELY needs to!), but
what totally caught me off-guard / by total surprise was
he used my work as an example to the class that "THIS is the process I want you guys to go through, not just buta copying from the ref."
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All the juicy details is under this cut! And images! )