One thing I thought of looking at this is if you made the highlighted digits bare skin and used those loops in the back as arrow holders, this would be a ballin' archers glove.
Zclassroom is probably the best you're going to find anywhere. They cover specific modeling subjects too, not just the button-ology. http://pixologic.com/zclassroom/homeroom/#digital-sculpting
This should probably go in the Thread of Awesomeness. It's definitely news worthy, but it's not really a General Discussion kind of topic, as it's not about games or game art or remotely related to digital art.
I sooooo prefer digital over natural media, so this clearly isnt for me, but if it works as stated very very impressive, and lot people should have fun with this.
I totally lost sight of practicing to draw and paint. This is not the way to get better.... :-( This is a small sketch on paper from today: I also did a digital, colored version:
http://www.gonzoplanet.com/2012/11/09/digital-gonzo-109-the-lord-of-the-rings-prologue/ Good podcast about LOTR all. Got it from a friend, interesting stuff.
The Lenovo Helix looks great as well. I hope it has a wacom digitizer and comes in Lenovo's usual sturdy package.. pricing might be higher than MS, though.
I've known several people who went to Abertay and rate it. They have good links with the games industry (or whats left of it in Dundee), and are very strongly linked with Dare To Be Digital.