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Susan, one of the frequent contributors here, Sharon Knettell, recommends an exercise that I think would help you greatly also.
Get a good reproduction from the web of Vermeer's painting "Girl with a Pearl Earring". Print it out in black and white, large enough to fill a whole sheet of paper. Then paint a copy of it.
It's a beautiful example of fully-rounded modelling. After you've mastered that, try copying it in color.
All the old masters were trained by copying even older masters' paintings in the museums. It's a time honored tradition.
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