Hi P, I use a skullcap, and I divide up into groups, I look at the style I want to create, and then I think, if I had to cut that, how would I do it and where would I start? So I make bangs, and then I section the top into front right, front left, then I do the bottom section and call it side, and wind it around from side burn to side burn. I grow the bangs first, so I can pull the hair over the top of the head and around the face, and then begin growing out the sections. When you make a lot of groups, it takes longer, but its much easier to find errant strands of hair, and pull them back in. Im not an expert at this by any means, But Im forging ahead and trying to develop technique and style. Syyd