"Can you quickly give me the steps for making a good picture?" No. Nobody can. Look through the gallery, and instead of looking at the pictures you want to emulate, look at the ones which are (to your eyes) complete rubbish. Now consider that one person at least considered that good enough to post in public, and there may well be comments from others who feel the same way. What you're asking is "make me into an artist. I don't care if it takes all afternoon". You're faced with the same path that we all had to take, I'm afraid - make lots and lots of crap pictures, which gradually get better, until one day you say to yourself "hey, that isn't bad". Particular areas in which you will want to start appallingly and get gradually better will be the following: Realistic posing, with believable body language. Realistic expressions. The use of texture maps, bump maps, and the material room. Lighting. Camera angles. Backgrounds, props and sets: when to use, when not to. Picture composition. Attention to detail. Lots of other things I haven't thought about on the spur of the moment. "First, become an artist; then paint what you feel."