Crystal Ball - side project
 

Until I figure out how to render a movie, im starting a different project were I can work on many different things. Here is a screenshot! I do not yet know how to model a head, so its just a sphere at the moment.
http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/5...talballtg3.jpg
Please post comments on how I can improve this!

The fingers all look too close to the same size. I think making the finger lengths more noticeably different, will improve the model.

you should try doing some diffraction on the ball rather than just making it transparent, as the sphere of glass/crystal should distort the stuff behind it.