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Brian Terrero
@btsensej.bsky.social
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Illustrator/Comic Book Artist/Concept Artist
#fantasyart #ttrpg #illustration #comics #bookillustration
he/him

No n/f/t, no a/i

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Brian Terrero @btsensej.bsky.social · Aug 4
🗡 Draw Steel is out! 🛡
And with it the official adventure - The Delian Tomb! 🔥
It was an immense pleasure and honor to get to work on this cover!
I am grateful for the trust the peeps from MCDM placed in me...

#mcdm #drawsteel #deliantomb #tomb #painting #ttrpg #fantasy #dungeon #heroes #acrylic
Illustration of a hoard of goblins, led by a massive hairy bugbear wielding a serrated blade, swarm towards the heroes. One hero is a human man with blonde hair and shining armour, blue magic blasts from one hand, while the other hand holds a glowing mace. The other hero s a female elf with a flowing cape and a sword made for swashbuckling. In the background is a villager tied up and watching on helplessly.
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rj-palmer.com
The thing thats so insidious about using AI this way is that one of the main ways artists get hired are studios looking for art references and they find us and reach out.

This is removing a major avenue to get work if they can just generate nameless derivations of our ideas.
Swen Vincke @LarAtLarian Holy fuck guys we’re not "pushing hard" for or replacing concept artists with AI. We have a team of 72 artists of which 23 are concept artists and we are hiring more. The art they create is original and I’m very proud of what they do. I was asked explicitly about concept art and our use of Gen AI. I answered that we use it to explore things. I didn’t say we use it to develop concept art. The artists do that. And they are indeed world class artists. We use AI tools to explore references, just like we use google and art books. At the very early ideation stages we use it as a rough outline for composition which we replace with original concept art. There is no comparison. I talked about how we use ML here if you would like to know more: https://gamespot.com/articles/baldurs-gate-3-dev-embraces-machine-learning-for-tasks-that-nobody-wants-to-do/1100-6531123/ We've hired creatives for their talent, not for their ability to do what a machine suggests, but they can experiment with these tools to make their lives easier.
December 17, 2025 at 12:32 AM
btsensej.bsky.social
Insane speed of funding, y'all are amazing!
Congratz to the whole team! 💪🏽❤️‍🔥
hellomcdm.bsky.social Hello MCDM @hellomcdm.bsky.social · 21d
The team put an exceptional amount of work into this campaign over the last several months. It’s so wonderful to see the community supporting it. Thanks to you all we get to spend the next year Cracking the Sun.
December 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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thedicesociety.bsky.social
I think now it's safe to say that... I WROTE TWO DELVES FOR THE ENCOUNTERS BOOK ⚔️📖

Thank you @jamesintrocaso.bsky.social for believing that I could deliver MCDM-quality content. Having this as my first freelance gig in the industry is honestly unbelievable.
December 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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sammcgurran.bsky.social
I almost forgot but this(Encounters book) is actually the first official Draw Steel product where I’ll have a writing credit!

I contributed a tiny part of an amazing book but I was so delighted for the opportunity to work for a company I’ve been a fan of since its inception.(1/2)
sammcgurran.bsky.social Sam McGurran @sammcgurran.bsky.social · 22d
I don’t need the Cthrion Edition! Don’t need the Cthrion Edition. Need the Cthrion Edition… Cthrion Edition?
December 9, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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jamesintrocaso.bsky.social
It’s live! A year of Draw Steel adventures, character options, and a new core rulebook are crowdfunding now! Plus you can get the back catalog!
jamesintrocaso.bsky.social James Introcaso @jamesintrocaso.bsky.social · Dec 1
Join the Crack the Sun launch party and get notified as soon as the next Draw Steel Backerkit campaign goes live. Coming soon! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...
Draw Steel: Crack the Sun Launch Party
Get excited about Draw Steel: Crack the Sun on BackerKit - come join!
www.backerkit.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
btsensej.bsky.social
What an interesting idea!
lodrawsfilth.bsky.social Lo 🎨🔞 @lodrawsfilth.bsky.social · 25d
Share your knowledge if/when you can. Teaching other people how to do what you do doesn’t lessen your art - it just means more and better art for everyone.

I appreciate when people are willing to tell me about their brushes, how they study, etc… I want to put that back out into the world.
White text on a blue background, a yellow pencil, and a black blot of spilled ink. The text says “share if you welcome artistic questions”.
December 6, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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hellomcdm.bsky.social
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...
December 1, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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anthonyavonart.bsky.social
Hey, I'm free to do some landscape commissions!
DM me to talk about it if you're interested.
Shares help a lot! 🤍
November 30, 2025 at 8:22 AM
btsensej.bsky.social
Got my Draw Steel books!
What a time to be alive! :)

#book #ttrpg #manual #DrawSteel #MCDM #rpg #rulebook #fantasy #fantasyart #illustration #draw #bookillustration #gameart
Stacked Draw Steel books. The cover depicts the Heroes fighting against Ajax and monsters View into the Draw Steel book. Detail of an illustration depicting an Orc Fury enveloped in elemental force.
December 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
btsensej.bsky.social
Any Critter friends on Bluesky?
Powerful start of the new campaign helped me to overcome the 'sketchbook block'.
@luiscarazo.bsky.social @criticalrole.bsky.social
#criticalrole #criticalrolecampaign4 #criticalrolefanart #azune #thjazi #sketch #illustration #ink #inking #comicart #fanart #critters
Ink sketch or illustration depicting Azune Nayar carrying a lifeless body of Thjazi Fang. The body is partly covered by white burial shroud. Flowers of jasmine are growing out of the frame.
October 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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btsensej.bsky.social
Last but not least from the 10th level series for the MCDM RPG - Draw Steel :

The Orc Fury becoming an incarnate for elemental forces! ❄️🔥⚡️

#fury #orc #elements #elemental #illustration #sketch #fantasy #barbarian #fantasyart #fantasypainting #ttrpg #mcdm #drawsteel #traditionalart #acrylicpainting
An orc burning with red flame, covered in spikes and weapons, holding a greataxe crackling with blue lightning Khorva's eyes glow white and fire bursts from her veins into an blaze surrounding her torso and head. She wears a horned skull helm, a red studded leather cropped breastplate, a wide belt with pteruges, and spikes all over her armor. She wears countless blades around the back of her skirt. Her two-handed greataxe shoots icy blue lightning in a V-shape toward us. She stands atop spiked crystals
September 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
btsensej.bsky.social
Last but not least from the 10th level series for the MCDM RPG - Draw Steel :

The Orc Fury becoming an incarnate for elemental forces! ❄️🔥⚡️

#fury #orc #elements #elemental #illustration #sketch #fantasy #barbarian #fantasyart #fantasypainting #ttrpg #mcdm #drawsteel #traditionalart #acrylicpainting
An orc burning with red flame, covered in spikes and weapons, holding a greataxe crackling with blue lightning Khorva's eyes glow white and fire bursts from her veins into an blaze surrounding her torso and head. She wears a horned skull helm, a red studded leather cropped breastplate, a wide belt with pteruges, and spikes all over her armor. She wears countless blades around the back of her skirt. Her two-handed greataxe shoots icy blue lightning in a V-shape toward us. She stands atop spiked crystals
September 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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sulamoon.bsky.social
graphic of a gold star written "has never even opened ChatGPT"
August 21, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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eshpur.bsky.social
I’m thrilled to finally share the first piece from a series of stained glass works I created for MCDM Draw Steel! ✨

This has been one of my absolute favorite projects this year and one I’m deeply proud of. I hope you love it as much as I do!
August 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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chrishopper.bsky.social
Hi new followers!
I'm Chris Hopper, an accessibility consultant, graphic designer, game designer, and all around freelancer. You can find my most recent work in Draw Steel and the Cosmere RPG, along with many indie pubs. I'm passionate about lowering barriers for every game. linktr.ee/chrishopper
Cosmere Roleplaying Game ad for The First Step adventure book, showing a heavy-plated knight in a fiery fight at the bottom of a canyon. The blue-covered book featuring the same image is to the right Cover of MCDM's Draw Steel. A party of adventurers clashes with the winged figure of Ajax the invincible and the armies of demons under his command. Cover of Harrow: The Blighted Plane by Underground Oracle, featuring windsurfers on a sparkling sea. Cover of Escape the Dullahan, a Mork Borg Adventure, in two-color zine format, roughly markered and pasted into the typical Mork Borg feel
August 12, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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zacharyberger.bsky.social
Friends (esp if you live in CA) we REALLY need signatures on this petition supporting Bill AB412 - the AI Copyright Transparency Act.

TLDR = this will require AI corps to be transparent about what is in their datasets!

Signing takes 1 min. Once you sign, PLEASE SHARE!! tinyurl.com/4uxbp963
August 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
btsensej.bsky.social
Aww! 💚
hannahelizabeth.bsky.social Hannah Elizabeth @hannahelizabeth.bsky.social · Aug 7
Very thankful I got to illustrate so many cuties for Draw Steel
Halfling riding a pony, jumping a low stone fence
August 11, 2025 at 10:22 AM
btsensej.bsky.social
I wanted to thank you all for the overwhelming positive response to my cover art for The Delian Tomb! Your kind words left me speechless number of times!

Here are some details of the painting 😉

#mcdm #drawsteel #thedeliantomb
#heroes #goblins #blacksmith #fantasyart #ttrpg #fantasypainting
Detail of the heroes in the painting for The Delian Tomb cover. One hero is a human man with blonde hair and shining armour, blue magic blasts from one hand, while the other hand holds a glowing mace. The other hero s a female elf with a flowing cape and a sword made for swashbuckling. Detail of the horde of goblins in the painting for The Delian Tomb cover. They bear arms and are rushing towards the heroes from all sides. Detail of the villager tied up and watching on helplessly in the painting for The Delian Tomb cover.
August 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
btsensej.bsky.social
!!!
dreamwisp.bsky.social Jennifer Kretchmer @dreamwisp.bsky.social · Aug 6
It should go without saying, but since I’ve seen speculation, NO AI was used in the art description text. In addition to being staunchly anti-gen AI as a creative, it is in my contract.
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August 7, 2025 at 7:57 AM
btsensej.bsky.social
🗡 Draw Steel is out! 🛡
And with it the official adventure - The Delian Tomb! 🔥
It was an immense pleasure and honor to get to work on this cover!
I am grateful for the trust the peeps from MCDM placed in me...

#mcdm #drawsteel #deliantomb #tomb #painting #ttrpg #fantasy #dungeon #heroes #acrylic
Illustration of a hoard of goblins, led by a massive hairy bugbear wielding a serrated blade, swarm towards the heroes. One hero is a human man with blonde hair and shining armour, blue magic blasts from one hand, while the other hand holds a glowing mace. The other hero s a female elf with a flowing cape and a sword made for swashbuckling. In the background is a villager tied up and watching on helplessly.
August 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
btsensej.bsky.social
Great choice! ❤️‍🔥
criticalrole.bsky.social Critical Role @criticalrole.bsky.social · Aug 2
CAMPAIGN 4 IS COMIN' ATCHA! 🎲🔥

Join us in a new world for a whole new story led by Game Master Brennan Lee Mulligan on Thursday, October 2nd. We can't wait to share more with you in the coming weeks!

WATCH THE FULL UPDATE TODAY AT youtu.be/mEuwZbNde2s?...
August 3, 2025 at 11:57 AM
btsensej.bsky.social
Super fun episode, looking forward for more!
Also 👀😉
dailydael.bsky.social Dael Kingsmill @dailydael.bsky.social · Aug 1
If you want to celebrate the release of MCDM's Draw Steel with us, check out the first episode of our Delian Tomb miniseries! Live on YouTube NOW!

youtu.be/jGy1AWEMEfs?...
The cover for a Draw Steel adventure. Title: The Delian Tomb. Subtitle: The Start Here Adventure for DRAW STEEL. Image: a hoard of goblins, led by a massive hairy bugbear wielding a serrated blade, swarm towards the heroes. One hero is a human man with blonde hair and shining armour, blue magic blasts from one hand, while the other hand holds a glowing mace. The other hero s a female elf with a flowing cape and a sword made for swashbuckling. In the background is a villager tied up and watching on helplessly.
August 2, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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anarisis.dylangrinder.com
I worked on Draw Steel and I'm super stoked about it!

I came in fairly late to do some production layout — primarily for the monster book — but it was immediately clear to me how excited the team was to be making it, and everyone was such a genuine pleasure to work with.

Go check it out!
July 31, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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incandescaent.bsky.social
Between monster design & editing, my fingerprints are all over Draw Steel—but not NEARLY as much as @scottfgray.bsky.social, who led the editors incredibly. Monstermashing with @thewillyboo.bsky.social was a joy, and working with @jamesintrocaso.bsky.social is always amazing. So happy right now. <3
The Gloom Dragon page from Draw Steel, which details its behaviors, territory, and more. The Gloom Dragon stat block from Draw Steel, which details its nightmarish abilities.
July 31, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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eriopsis.bsky.social
What a ride! I'm very proud to have worked on Draw Steel and I'm glad its finally out for everyone to enjoy!
July 31, 2025 at 5:34 PM