Well, here's the result of me tinkering for a couple weeks teaching myself how to spline model a head. In this case, it's my boyfriend's. I would provide pictures side by side for comparison, but I'm not sure if he'd like that. It's not perfect by any means- got some pointy vertices that are bugging me, but I thought I'd share what I've done thusfar.

All you 3D gurus out there, please be kind. This is my first attempt at doing anything beyond simple box modeling!