Ok, so if you've got these oh-so-awesome real rescultped and re-rigged meshes that you've spent thousands of hours on, where are the renders?  Your gallery is empty, you don't have a site link, and the images you post to the forum aren't the amazing and outstanding feats you're claiming.  

Sorry, I'm not buying that your way is better, simply because I can't see proof.  The proof you're showing is that, basically AO is good enough for you.  You actually don't NEED 8 lights.  Period.  8 lights is not only overkill, it's not even realistic lighting.  Some of the best lighting rigs I've seen and worked with have maybe 3 lights.  

You're saying your way is awesome, we're saying "show me".  The proof is in the pictures.

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