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So here’s a vid on art for the @shakarianminibang for Katabasis by @beltsquid, absolutely loved working on it. You will see how indecisive I was, though, when figuring out what to draw! Below the cut is long. Its just some notes and sketches of my process :)

Initial sketch ideas on Garrus meeting the Rachni queen.

Garrus for scale

This is from the Mass Effect concept art book. I had a tough time finding a clear model of what the queen looked like. I used the concept art as my reference and found it to be the most interesting of the designs I've seen. For the Rachni soldiers, I ended up rebooting ME1 in the hot labs and taking numerous screenshots. Enjoy the squad in the beautiful pink and white phoenix armor.

Garrus I found very difficult to draw, I ended tracing over a model initially to learn his shapes and then found this reference sketch 3D and drew the final version from that. The tpose garrus was actually exactly what I needed.

And lastly I made a gif from the Procreate glitch effects on the communication between Garrus and the queen.

Really fun project for me! Go read Katabasis!

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The Queen crooned in frequencies he was not built to hear. A prismatic chorus of thought rippled through Garrus’ mind, and he felt as though he existed everywhere and nowhere at once; he was his breath as much as his blood, as much as his bone; the space between him and the cold earth below him and the scuttling creatures before and behind him were meaningless. He was they and they were he; there was no longer any distance between his mind and hers. Theirs.

Katabasis by @beltsquid for the @shakarianminibang, really awesome post-Reaper war fic, go give it a read!

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Pose practice with Shepard ❤️

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Tonight she wore something that had obviously been made to fit only her. A white long-sleeved top that rested tightly against her skin and covered her up to her neck. The fabric stopped just below her ribcage. Her lower abdomen was bare - which would have been scandalous on a turian but less so on humans and asari. A white skirt with silver along the edges was draped across her hips and hid the entirety of her legs.

Shepard’s dress from Chapter 9 of Palaven Rising by @girafficparka . Very fun chapter!

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[Garrus Vakarian - Draft Date AST: September 2nd, 2186] 

We just held her funeral.

At night, when the wildflowers bloom. An old Cirpritine superstition. Your spirit can’t reach safe passage without them. The flowers guide the spirits back to the grounds of Palaven for final rest. 

I’ve never seen the fields fuller than they were tonight. 

[Garrus Vakarian - Draft Date AST: September 2nd, 2186] 

On Omega, I thought I was going to die there and be stuck to haunt that rock.  Not exactly a lot of flowers flourish there. Thankfully I had you to pull me out.

I wish you were here with me now, Shepard. 

Art for The Messages In Between

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April 11, 2154

Happy Birthday Commander

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Lost to space

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Might run tests on the seashells

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The Reds, red tape, and everything in between intertwine Officer Garrus Vakarian and Shepard in a murder investigation.

Art for The Forces That Bind Us

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Fragmented

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Eyes eyes eyes 👀

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Rosario Magdalena Shepard for @thatonecurlygurl for @masseffectholidaycheer <3

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Texture practice with possible cow vertebra.

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Black and white character practice

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My @masseffectholidaycheer gift of Kayleigh Shepard for @honkytonkybonky ^_^