Hi GroZZleR. Welcome to your new addiction.

I'm a big fan of great textures, particularly for a closeup. But the main reason your pic doesn't look like mine (click for full size), even though we're using the same craptastic default texture, is shaders and lighting.

The shaders here are my free VSS shaders, with a couple of parameter tweaks. The lighting is simple - one IBL+AO and a pair of infinite lights, slightly apart.

So you can go a long way towards realism without buying textures, although good ones do help.

Who would like a tutorial on how I made this image in P8?