Progress work/brainstorming advice?

[ArtisticLeo]

I'm faced with the task of producing the concept work for an entire army in an RTS Style game, the deadline up and coming. Does anyone here have some practical experience with this kind of work they'd be willing to share?

[Baron Impossible]

Get started real quick would be No 1. Maybe followed by don't be tempted to draw details on every individual person but detail a few main characters and suggest the rest by use of texture and shading. Craig Mullins is good at armies, check out some of his stuff.

[ArtisticLeo]

Quick and deliberate, that is impressive artwork!