OK Alyson looks a little 'different' straight out of the box, but I think the textures are pretty good, and the available morphs should give plenty of options.

This is a very quick 1st render 'straight' out of the box with only a couple of very minor tweaks to the dials - default P8 lighting (studio soft top) with IDL and 'advanced' textures.

I was impressed with the speed of the render and for a 1st render using only what came with P8 I think the 'realism' is way above previous versions - sure there is still work needed but where would the fun be if you could produce superb images without learning the new features properly :-)