Very true. Really, I could have had a simplified old man under there, something with a lower poly count!
Mastered? Barely, I flicked on some controls until it was feasible. Sort of like rolling the dice until you get the desired numbers.
Mastery will come when I know how to even comb the hair!
Rick suggested that as well. I figured “why create a sphere when I have a man already prepared?”
It did not actually slow down my computer as much as I thought it would have. Rendering in cycles took longer, but that was expected.