Make heightmap From Image for bas-relief (Squirrel Clock Frame) | part 2

part 2: This is an annotated time-lapse recording of the work in progress for a squirrel themed clock design I have been working on.
Showing the process of improving the result from part 1 before trying a few methods in ZBrush to create 3D from alpha.
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