Originally posted by mirek03
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.
For Skin Steven Stahlberg has a great tutorial, that goes into the "peach fuzz" effect that helps to eliminate the "golden Idol" look (if you read the tutorial it makes sense, its available on his website.
"No pressure, no diamonds" Thomas Carlyle