Terry Crews - The Bardbarian (Patreon)

Here is a preview sketch of the work I am doing on the Bardbarian NPC based on terry crews. As part of this design I was trying out a couple of new techniques for building a painting, the fine linework marking the planes of the muscles and materials. It's a mapping sketch, so some details you see here are still up for lots of changes (like his face). 

In an effort to pull out all the stops to make this piece one of the most detailed paintings I've made so far. I will also be looking into a new presentation for the statblock itself, after updating all my other assets. A design that will possibly set the tone for everything from now on. 

Should have the NPC finished by the weekend, so you can expect a LQ version popping up by then. 

Every item used in the design has a reference to Terry or the character. I challenge you to try and find them. Will post a list of these references when I upload it this weekend!