The man in the mountain...

Ok ok, so here is the starting of the concept work for Ed, the character has been given the given traits to work with.

1. The head needs to recede back into the body - almost as it protrudes out of a mass of muscle , about a hunch.
2. It has to be wide, the arms have to have an appearance of support.
3. There are no legs.

So for this design i have gone with an earthen feel , almost mossy skin. The final effect will be that of a translucent moss skin over the top of the pectoral muscles which will be an intense deep red , almost black. I have given the character a very sunken crease in the face and a cage on the outside...to be edited later today