EVA 3d model process

For my 3d model assingment i choose to do eva from the movie walle.It took me overall 2 weeks maybe3 weeks to complete the model.I started out with making a basic sphere.I then used the scale tool to scale only  half of the sphere to be bigger.Then once i did that i would fix the shape to be smooth using the mesh for smooth.I did the same with the head and arms (smooth only).Then for the shapes of the head and arms i would just use the scale tool and rotate them into place.I would for the fingers create a sphere and delete faces to create the basic chape,and i would also have to move some edges and certices to get the shape that i would like.Then use the fill tool to create the shape of the fingers and then smooth it out.For EVAS face i used the brush tool to select the faces that would contain the face,and then save that image ,export it to photoshop.Edit EVAS face that i would get of the internet.Scale and delete what i wasn't going to use.Save the image as tif.And then i would select evas head assing new material.Select lambert then file.Then import the image into eva.I would then create a ball that eva would hold.The ball however appears to be glowing.Thats because i used light to creat that.And then add shadows to create a dark side of the ball,and add shadows to my model.I also have another light on evas head that add light to the model.That is why evas head appears to be brighter than the rest of the body ,because of the light. The project was very hard for me to do.But if i where to do it again i would estimate with the tools i now have learned it would only take me about a a day instead of weeks as i previously have taken.The background however was the easiest of the assignment .The background was a sphere,which i just assigned a new material and choose lambert and file and uploaded a space picture of the internet.But next time i will choose a more complex model.EVA might seem easy to some but since it was my first time it was hard ,but it was my first time using maya,and i believe and know i will improve next time.