good work so far steve - this is looking nice. I really like the work that you've done on the skin shader - looking forward to seeing it on the model.

I think that the main problem with the starfish, for me, is that it's a bit too big at the moment and as it's own, it's really sticking out. I think once you get a whole lot of sea crap covering his face (maybe only on one half?) it will definitely look a lot better.

This is going to be a great entry!