Well you would use nurbs to make smooth objects like fancy cars, I think. I wouldn't know really what people use nurbs for these days, I'm a newb too so I guess for simple objects, who don't need the...

Well I wouldn't use nurbs for modeling this, so no I wouldn't use Kurt's methode.
the most common way people model heads/humans/humanoids is via polygons and further tweaking with sub-d's. There...

hey,

your concept is very original and your model looks amazing ! well done ! ;)

If I would be allowed to make a suggestion I would make 'hoove-like' feet for your character, like with a split...