Thanks for resurrecting a old post. She was only at early stages and yes those things you mentioned I try to get down right away even at early stages as they would just distract me, more so the sclera. I have a way to set up the SSS these days, more so after I started using the ALSurface. Each light is turned on one by one starting with the rim light. The rim should give a nice highlight to the hair, face, shoulders, and ears should only Show SSS enough to show the main thin forms. Then on goes the Key light, the nose should have a little red glow slightly round the Nostril borders of the nose, and skin look soft, not lite up light a light bulb.
I never did go back and finish her, although I learnt plenty on that project at the time,
Thanks, Dan