Image: Star Child

Stunning character design by LazyLouis
Programs used: Blender, Photoshop
Time taken: About a week

Watch me model her face here:

Stunning character design by LazyLouis
Programs used: Blender, Photoshop
Time taken: About a week

Watch me model her face here:
It only uses Blender and Photoshop, but includes a Z-Brush sculpt?
The character has good color harmony – makes we wish there was some kind of background that played off of it, even if it was abstract. It also has quite a few anatomy and modelling hiccups.
Just a little tip: Use 16 bit images instead of 8. http://images.digitalmedianet.com/2003/12_dec/reviews/photoshopcs031222/01-gradcompare.jpg