Mass Effect Andromeda - Ryder

It’s hard not to think about all the possibilities of creating a brand new character for such an epic journey, so to get in on the fun, I wanted to quickly play around with what my possible ideal (pregame) Female Ryder could look like (being of course at the mercy of hair style and make up choices.. hopefully blonde shades will look better this time around..?), between commissions.

This is taking some influence on my current irl look with the side shave and little touch of late 1930′s / early 1940′s hair waves and Hunter’s Bow red lip shape, as that time period has been a major interest/influence to me, as well as helped keep me sane as an escape these last few months while dealing with our real life crisis.

I wouldn’t usually stylize my characters so far from their source material as it sometimes breaks immersion for me, but well, why the hell not. I’ve been playing these kinds of games for a decade now and it’s a bit boring when they look too similar to one another.

I am messing with some other Mass Effect related art in between working on my commissions (and at least one of my commissions is Mass Effect related), so stay tuned if you're interested (and you might wanna keep an eye on my tumblr blog for the not so safe for work things that may pop up.. ).

Alrighty then, back to work!