sneaks in the back of the classroom quietly and finds a seat

Ooh, good - I literally just installed wings about 25 mins or so ago, so this looks EXCELLENT!  Thank you!!!

Ermm...doc - the link ain't working....

escrappers.com have a couple - buttons template, jeans textures and keys.  There's not a huge amount easily findable....

Oooh, some great tuts there!  Thankee!  bookmarks page

Brilliant, just what I was looking for.  Thanks!

Oh dear, I've only got a few days left for this one... Hmm, how can I make a Lord of the Rings themed bryce pic in only a few days...oooh, hang on... I think I have an idea....grins mischeviously

This'll be my first ever contest, but I've just been so ruddy busy lately trying to chase my uni up (long story, but trying to find if they actually have a place for me on my new course) that I've not had much time for any 3d work.

Ah, right, I understand.  Hmm, for that you really have to learn how to actually PAINT skin.  That's a much more complicated topic.  You have to know about skin tones (luckily not about shadows, as that's done for you ;) ) but you have to be aware of seams, and aware of when you place the cuts, where they will end up on the model after it's been wrapped round the mesh.

http://www.students.yorku.ca/~harnock/tutorials/skin.htm

This is good for learning the basics of painting.  As for cuts and scrapes and grime etc, I think they will have to be painted on in postwork.

Good, glad that helped.  Sometimes it really is as simple as changing a colour. ;)

Glad I could help!  Sure, OK - I can but submit it! ;)

And grab as many free backgrounds as you can. ;)

No probs.  That is a good set, actually, I've already got a piece up in the gallery using it.

Here, hope this helps. http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/38221881/

sd012q - if you look at my tut as well, you can see that you don't need to know how to paint - 'painting over the shadows' is literally a squiggle...;)

Hokay, I'll talk you through it as a tutorial.  Give me a while to get the blood brushes loaded up and installed, and I'll make a tutorial for you, step by step.  Don't worry, we were all newbies once. ;)

Quote - Her dark piercing gaze will leave you breathless. Underneath her intense beauty lives a deep soul ready for love. Pheobe for Victoria is a true beauty, adding splendor to every scene.

Er.....riiight.  Who thinks whoever designed Pheobe has a distorted sense of beauty?  puts hand up

No probs! :D

Spiritsighs-stock on deviant art has some good rain brushes, and tutorio has a good selection of water tuts.  Here's the list I came up with when searching on there for you:

http://www.tutorio.com/water-tutorials.html

Hope that helps.