@willicreate
Wow! Thank you so much!
I haven't used inkscape, but I'm willing to try it.
I'll try to keep the shadows in mind for the lighting, but I will say that I was deliberately focusing on the highlights for this one because I hadn't done much of that before. That's no excuse for bad shading, but I felt it was worth pointing out.
I've look up Jaegers for reference, but I suppose that getting an actual model where I can play with the angles and lighting would be very beneficial.
I'm deeply grateful that you took the time to make that guide. Once again thank you.
@TaniaGomesArt
I will certainly go back into the fundamentals. I have a couple art books that friends gave me a while back, and I never really studied because they looked boring, but I think I will start by going through them and doing all the exercises that I can find.
@Oana
I did use the straight line tool for everything that I could in order to work around my inexperience with a tablet, but I will try to avoid that when I can.
Thanks for the size reduction tip, and all the other advice.
There's no way that I can thank all you people enough for all that you've done for me. Thank you