#mass effect art reference

[messydiabolical]

Mass Effect References

Character ref pics from various angles, put together in rar files- you'll need something like winrar or 7zip to extract them, (I can't fit all the individual images on my drive so this is the best solution). The images are PNGs, characters are on transparency.

All the rars can be found in this folder here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1K4OD9xh294K3-b5GHwK3yGYEcuaSkzp9?usp=sharing

What's in there so far: Garrus ME3 head angles/ Garrus ME2 scars and bandage head angles/ Thane head angles/ Feron head angles/Kolyat head angles/ Thane default coat body angles/ Feron body angles/ Kolyat body angles/ Liara ME3 head and body angles/ Wrex red armour ME3 head and body angles/ Tali default outfit ME3 head and body angles /Javik head and body angles / Ashley (hair up) ME3 armor / Kaiden ME3 fatigues head and body / Miranda catsuit head and body / Jacob ME3 armor head and body/ Jack ME3 head and body / Zaeed default outfit head and body / Samantha Traynor fatigues head and body/ Steve Cortez fatigues head and body

I will add some more characters over time and update the post as and when I do :) There's also a tutorial I put together on downloading and installing XNA pose for yourself in that folder (it's a free program and I think it's super nifty) XNA/XPS models extracted by various creators, many links sadly now dead. Active ones that have been used here are grummel83, TheRaiderInside, g1pno, reiko-himezono-lirka, SonYume, Mellin

[artbymesa]

A followup to this piece I did with Leviathan because apparently this was an inevitability LOL

I just feel like Shepard would fluster him more when presented with the opportunity to ease tension and this one was right there.

Granted I dunno how he reacts when he's not romanced but my goodness. Garrus seemed all but a half a step away from overstepping chain of command and begging her not to go down in that diving mech. Like, twice. Then seemed rather frantic when she came back up if you ask me 😅

(Panel by panel under cut)

[shadesofmauve]

Mass Effect galaxy map

(For the Rhi Shepard universe)

I've been writing, if by 'writing' one means 'making a new galaxy map to use as a reference, because I'm too picky.'

I copied some symbology from Droot1986's excellent galaxy map. I also used Engorn's map as a reference, but ultimately the clusters and connections are based on the wiki. All systems within a cluster are listed, with inhabited planets in parentheses.

(...yeah, I should probably make a legend, but I only made it for my reference, so).

Features/changes

The relay in the Sol system only connects to Arcturus. This is how it's supposed to work in canon lore; Arcturus is important because it's a gateway system, while Sol is a dead end.

(Also, Sol is now in basically the right place compared to the underlying artist's impression of the milky way. Thank you NASA.)

Batarian's now have some space of their own, because lumping all batarian space into the human Systems Alliance was just BEGGING for a war. Like, WTF. Their government is flat out evil but that doesn't mean we just get to say their planets are ours now.

Combined inner and outer council space because idgaf.

There's a new, boringly named relay between Kite's Nest, Petra, and Exodus, because I needed one in chapter 14.

If a cluster had written lore about where it was in the galaxy, I tried to reflect that — so Styx Theta, Hawking Eta, and the Pangea Expanse are all close to the galactic core, Sentry Omega is on a political border, etc. Otherwise, I adjusted location to make the relay routes clearer. (Also I wanted the giant hub that is Omega to be almost opposite the Serpent Nebula and the Citadel)..

I imagine that there are actually a LOT more mapped clusters in Council Space than we see; they were just never relevant to the game. If not, the vaunted 'all relays lead to the Citadel' reaper web is just flat out wrong. Omega has more connections, and quite a few other clusters have as many. If there are more inhabited clusters in Citadel Space it also makes the veritable explosion of humanity look a little less ridiculous. (Seriously, humans have been on the galactic scene for thirty years. LOOK at how far we've gone. Council races are right to be freakin' terrified, the Sol system was like one of those plants with exploding seed pods where you bump it and POOF now they're EVERYWHERE). So let's assume the rest of the galaxy is as cluttered as Systems Alliance space, it's just not been relevant to our anthropocentric bag of dicks worldview.

Anyway. What the fuck is even up with the Attican Traverse?

[aceouttatime]

Waist? Snatched.

Anyways I'm still laughing about the spur holes in the pants. Enjoy one of the many outfits I'm working on. Some casual wear for today.

[milkywayes]

anchor

[degin00]

"We can't be friends"

[kawaimoonshine]

❄️🌌Cold Scenery🌌❄️

I finally finished this fanart of Tiran Kandros! + a silly lil bonus doodle ft. My OC (under the cut!)

At first I was thinking of having him somewhere else than Voeld but he gave the vibe of the painting I made of Xiala that I felt like I needed to "mirror" it by having him in Voeld

And ik it stops snowing in Voeld (unless I somehow remember wrong! XD) after you activate the vault but I just had to make it snow, maybe it doesn't snow as aggressively but more gentler

Ah I so love this piece so much and the unromanceble Turian lol 💖💕

Hihii silly man

Tbf his armour was tedious to draw and colour lol (just like any other sci-fi armour but I'm trying wah)

[kc-the-artist]

Here is that reference sheet I made of Javik 😚❤️

Twitter version / Bluesky version

Edit: accidentally didn’t put the censored version on this post… so sorry 😬

[hallabun]

everyone has a chapter they don't read out loud.

happy n7 day! finally, the first mass effect art posted on my sideblog! and of course you know its gotta be for kaidan and shep. this time a look into their respective pasts. man, being a teen in the mass effect universe must suck, especially if you play as a colonist shepard haha

[jaina-lyn]

Nara with a tea cup

I blame hanging out with my mutuals on twitch.

[sideartblog999]

What if Jack Mass Effect was Jacked?

[messydiabolical]

These are some of my screenshots that I had edited to use as reference for paintings. I am never going to get round to doing all them, plus I like to see other people's versions, so I thought I may as well share them in case anyone finds them handy. No need to credit me if you do (though I would love to be tagged just so I get to see the art!)

I game with mods, some that may be pictured include Juicy reshade, Expanded Galaxy mod, Thane as Kaiden mesh swap, Thane lives, and I have used both Project variety and the diversification project and can't recall exactly which was in use when I took these but they are both amazing!

[keeps-ache]

YOU HAVE TRIED.

[cronan4]

in honor of N7 day, here are some drawings i did of the squadmates from memory. they are silly

[ertrunkenerwassergeist]

Here it is!! I painted this over the last few weeks as a birthday present for my best friend. He loves Mass Effect so I painted the Citadel. It's acrylic paint on canvas. I hope it doesn't look too bad. XD

[aliennarty]

Anyway I thought I was almost finished with my Garrus drawing and then I realized that I forgot his WHOLE ASS VISOR

like OH YEAH NO WONDER IT LOOKED A LITTLE WEIRD TO ME