Thanks a lot guys! I used a great number of matcaps and made a 3 point lighting system with a basic material on the model. Then combined everything in photoshop.
This is totally awesome, but for that background, add some subtle (like 2-3%) noise to the gradient before you blend it in and you'll get rid of that nasty banding.
Spatz: That is awesome of you! <3 love his work and that model is turning out great! really good luck with that :) Helba thats lovely! good luck with the game :)