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spectr.es: Kasumi

Fifth installment from the spectr.es series. I had to do some stuff I didn’t plan, and scrap other ideas I had for Kasumi here. The first problem was; this chick just doesn’t say anything very poignant, and no one really says anything poignant to her or about her. What I could find was all cliches (Silence is Golden) or short. So I ran with a short quote and tweaked the text area a little to work with it. Hope this works for people. As well, the depth of blacks I used here and how close together in hue they are may not play nice with some monitors. I had 4 monitors at my disposal to test it on; and since they’re all consumer level and uncalibrated, I hope they gave me a decent ‘average’ of what the average person is going to be seeing when they see this. In short: Kasumi’s strength is her silent, sneaky, cloaking goodness. I figured the best way to represent this was to have her outfit nearly blend in to the background and use a very slim range of grayscale. The added bonus was her eye screen and face really pop out from the darkness, which is a nice touch of her personality in the image. Kasumi’s release also marks the first release since prints of these became available through society6.com. I recommend the “Medium” size option if you feel inclined to purchase any.

#kasumi #kasumi goto #killjoy #mass effect #silence is golden

naudsie

The horrible grammar is straight-up Saudi but the possibility of genetically modified cheesecake? USA, baby!

the-spectres

I demand this be brought home. I wish to eat some, there's bound to be superpowers involved.

My wallet begs for mercy! My mind begs for more walls, I'm running out of space!

(And I still haven't taken pictures of all of it! I keep noticing stuff missing, agh!)

#mass effect #merchandise collection #it's not an obsession

I just love your art style. Everything about it is just amazing, the colours, the shading, and the quotes and just perfect and so fitting. Keep on rocking it and I hope to see more from you an your amazing talent O]

Thanks! If you're looking for more from me (sadly, not Mass Effect related, all of that is going here!) I have an account at deviantArt with random bits and pieces of my art (past, present and future). You can check it out here!

spectr.es: Mordin Solus

Fourth installment from the spectr.es series. I really had problems getting this guy done. Atop some weird health stuff that distracted me pretty badly for almost a full week, Mordin's face had me over a barrel. I just could not get his skin tones and patterns in a state that I found agreeable, and I still have reservations/complaints about the final look. These guys have the least smooth skin of any fly eatin' amphibian I have ever seen. There was simply no other quote to be had, that sums Mordin up completely, his attitude about himself and the people he worked with. It had to be them. Mordin also marks the first deviation from simple gradients in the background: the Alliance Logo as it is in ME3 on the Normandy SR-2 Memorial Wall is superimposed on his background. All characters who must die (Mordin, Thane, etc), or you must make a choice that could result in their death (Wrex, Ashley, Kaidan) will have this little flourish.

#killjoy #mass effect #mordin #mordin solus #spectr.es #the very model of a scientist salarian

spectr.es: Javik

Third installment from the spectr.es series. Javik proved to be a serious pain in my ass; getting the color selection for his skin right was beastly, and I'm still not 100% happy with some of the contours in there. Also: lining up 4 eyes with unusual pupils so he doesn't appear to be cross eyed, lazy eyed, derpy, or looking at 4 completely different objects? Yeah, spent about half an hour just tweaking that. All that said, I really love how his uhm, head plates came out, and I'm pretty pleased with the armor.

#javik #killjoy #mass effect #prothean #prothy the prothean #spectr.es #throw them out the airlock

spectr.es: EDI

Second installment from the spectr.es series. EDI in her Mass Effect 3 appearance. I have a very strong urge to do her Mass Effect 2 appearance as an aside/bonus piece too. Time will tell. EDI basically did everything possible to make sure I couldn't keep to my 5 color/2 shade base concept (as seen in Tali'Zorah's minimalistic, large smooth color segments.) Because of the organic nature of her facial structure's complex shadowing, the pose exaggerating this, and the triple layer detail (cover, light under carriage, dark under carriage) in her neck and chest.

#I enjoy the sight of humans on their knees #edi #killjoy #mass effect #spectr.es

spectr.es: Tali'Zorah vas Normandy

The first installment from the spectr.es series. I really love Adam Sidwell's "Geth" lithograph of Legion from the 52 Bad Dudes project. Enough so that I always wanted to pair it up with a similar painting of Tali'Zorah. Well, instead of comissioning Adam or waiting it out for him to squeeze it in to his schedule, I gave it a go of my own. The quote at the bottom is the lyrics of the Faunts song from the first Mass Effect soundtrack, "M4 Part II". It seemed fitting for her, as it works in different interpretations. My only real hang up is the background color. I am limited to the light/dark of the 5 colors I used, and this is the most visually pleasing combination I've found so far from them, but I still feel like it's slightly off.

#i have a shotgun #killjoy #mass effect #quarian #spectr.es #tali #tali'zorah #emergency induction port

theskid

Illo #4-This is the droid you’re looking for…to kill

Now that I’ve made it to week four, it’s pretty much mandatory that I see this thing through.

In less than a week Mass Effect 2 is going to drop in stores, and with Mass Effect being one of my favorite all time games, you can see why I’m very excite (wah woo wee woo). So for this week’s bad dude, I decided to pay tribute to the main baddy you find yourself killing most often in the game, the Geth. If you are unfamiliar with the game simply think of them as mechanical drones under the control of some very VERY bad dudes.

I was growing tired of the colors I was choosing so I thought I would change it up this week, and yes those are starbursts underneath his auxiliary lights.

Let me know thoughts.

the-spectres

Geth by Adam Sidwell; This is the poster that started it all. I love Adam's work in general, but this poster appealed to my personal style, and my deep obsession with Mass Effect. Since it was a one off as part of his 52 Bad Dudes project, I decided to do my own using his style as a launching point.

But his is still better. So you should buy one while there are still some left. I think they're gorgeous. You should also follow Adam if you appreciate game art, pop art, or just plain awesome art.

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