Okay, you got me.  I'm back from my  little "break" with a new way to make skins. :3
I got MCSkin3d and I'm using that to my advantage, new shading, and putting things on armor layers more often.
So leave a diamond to help get me to artisan quicker, a favorite if you REALLY loved it, and a comment telling me your thoughts on it, ways to make it better.  I do appreciate some constructive criticism (did i spell that right?).