Welp, i took a great deal of time and xara'd my face:



here are the lines involved:



I need to learn WHEN to use layers. There were so many lines in this thing, I'm sure layers would have helped, but i also needed to regularly interact with different "levels"

I would also like to know WHY sometimes when using a bezier control handle the adjacent side pops out and has to be moved back in. Am I doing something wrong or is this the way it is?