You could add a little extra bit of realism in a very lo-tech way by : - turning (and maybe inclining) her head slightly - turning her eyes back to look at the viewer - add an expression (smile, whatever) to add life to the face One of the reasons that these "realism demos" often look doll-like DESPITE superb tex and rendering like yours is that they are POSED doll-like. Don't get completely lost in technical fixes - even real human beings look doll-like when holding their head perfectly straight up, and staring perfectly straight ahead, with a completely blank expression on their face ;o)