Don't use spheres for heads. Use ovoids. Faces are longer than they are wide. Go back through the Loomis books, good stuff. If you still can't dig that, then goto the library and book store and get a ...
Why are floating menus a problem? I would hate buttons lining my screen. I just hit tab in photoshop when I'm doing most things so that all the floating menus and brush toolbar dissapear. Most of the ...