So I was trying out different styles, and drew something horrid. Over the next hours my experiment became something along the lines of "Can I fix this mess to a point where I'd be willing to show it to people, and yet retain some of its original shape?"

Turns out I could. Mostly thanks to the lasso tool. I kinda wish I saved it as I went so that I could show how it was originally, but you'll just have to use your imagination.