This sweaty and I spent some longs nights together... It all started from a sketch on the train ride back from work, and ended up as a deep research. since my knowledge in anatomy is quite poor, it took me a long of time to build this pose right. I used all kind of bodybuilder ref for some help.
The thing I enjoyed the most is the armor & weapone design, and new technique I used that based on a quick outlines, light, shadow. and color mixed together with the use of minimum layers. there was something more creative about it.
Photoshop CS2 - 2824X3874 300 DPI.