that kind of stuff isn't made by one person alone.

Ah, my bad.

After effects i get... not a fan tho. :P

They wouldn't be combined in Photoshop in the industry. You would use nuke. There are also a few other passes I would say are becoming pretty standard. The normal, reference position and just...

i could do a tutorial on compositing CG into a backplate if anyone would be interested? using Nuke and Maya.