So, the Bone doctor and myself decided to set a goal for the summer to land some freelance work at wizards of the coast, a long time favorite for both of us. For me personally that company is largely responsible for me getting into art as a career in the first place.

The two first challenges we gave ourselves were a Icewind Dale/Baldur's Gate style character portrait, and a monster illustration such as one might find on a M:TG card.

Here's the first couple steps of my attempts, a human thief sketch, and an umber hulk sketch + first step of the painting: