blendshapes?? is she going to talk?? is 'blendshapes in the tut??

the texture on the face, let me guess 'mental ray??' looks like she's made of gold, I mean literally maybe a simpler shader?? even a simple shader and a ramp to bring out the shape of her face?? check it out. try some of the toon shaders maybe, worth a try 'toon does not necessarily mean 'toon' hey are good for shading, cant remember much about them, a had a run of a few weeks on them sometime ago, was great.

you gonna tell me you made that sword??

cheers mate