Yes, I just wanted to know how to get things going.  I guess the I will start playing with the victoria model for now.

As for it taking a long time to master, well, it took me 20+ years to get where I am with my 2D art (I am 26), so I don't expect everything to be a cake walk.  But it's something I'm interested in and am willing to put in the time.

Thanks for helping me out everyone.

Just for reference, the character I created that I want to make a 3D version of can be found about half way down this thread:
http://www.renderosity.com/mod/forumpro/showthread.php?thread_id=2701991