This is one of the shots I've rendered with Koro character made with the Pablo Vazquez's DVD .
I truely advise this DVD to mid-beginners as you'll learn a lot of trick and you'll get a result fast.
SO it makes this fun. It's a good way to fall in love with blender before starting heavier stuff (like advanced animation... OMG)
BTW, I havn't work the scene that much, but Koro's is being calculated in a short movy.... We'll see how it goes later ;)