1.) buy hi res textures and characters 2.) learn lighting (buy some, download some from free stuff) at rdna has many free lights, but I've gotten some really great results with just one or 2 lights sometimes. 3.) practice practice practice 4.) don't post everything you make- if it dosn't at some point in the creation process give you the "wow" factor don't post it. 5.) making good pics is the act of self honesty, be honest with what your actually seeing, not what you imagine it will be or should be. 6.) relax- none of us have gotten it right yet-lol :)