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Splikitt — The Glow of Paragon

Published: 2014-02-05 08:21:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 5987; Favourites: 226; Downloads: 0
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Description I  FINISHED IT. Holy **** I finished a picture! 

Sorry that it took so long, been thrown a lot of things that everyone always gets (aka: surprises) and I was struggling to perfect how I wanted the layout to look. I'll likely make another post that has process images because in comparison to the concept sketch I posted up....CLEARLY I STAYED THE COURSE. Lots of changes happened, but I'm happy with the results.


Also I hate drawing/painting asari ships. 


Never again. 


Now theres a question: Why does Shepard not have any weapons?

Well, Paragon is that path that really aims to handle the problems of the universe + and the solution be morally correct. (Even though a lot of shit could be avoided by choosing a renegade answer) Biotics always seemed to me to be a way to attack, control the battlefield, stop enemies from hurting your allies by stunning them or throwing them out of the way (and not necessarily killing them) And therefore as I progressed through the painting the weapons just faded away. The weapons I had considered were pistols, particularly the Quarian Arc Pistol and the Salarian Scorpion. ((PEWPEW))

Done in Adobe Photoshop CS5.


Please take the time to comment, it helps motivate me to work on new work! 

COMING UP NEXT: Reapers

All rights belong to Bioware/EA Games

©2013 belongs to Courteney Carr 

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Comments: 25

ReelLifeJaneway2 [2014-04-10 01:50:19 +0000 UTC]

Wow, I really love this piece!!So masterfully constructed and colored - both the pieces that you've done for the paragon and renegade options are just downright amazing! Can't wait to see your next piece - you're really talented!  

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Splikitt In reply to ReelLifeJaneway2 [2014-04-29 11:17:35 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! :> I'm working on Synthesis at the moment, although its going slowly with other work in the way. I'll likely put up a WIP at some point soon. :>

-thnkyew>3<

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raw666 [2014-03-19 00:48:50 +0000 UTC]

Good work, keep it up.

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Splikitt In reply to raw666 [2014-03-30 12:30:50 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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RagingNerd [2014-02-08 08:22:29 +0000 UTC]

Holy hell, the detail is absolutely incredible, gorgeous gorgeous work!

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Splikitt In reply to RagingNerd [2014-02-08 23:38:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! >3<

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Mishai [2014-02-06 10:43:58 +0000 UTC]

woaw...really awesome so many details so great face it really hard to even comment it...but if i can nitpick something...those sparks in downside background are bit cheap...just some space looking background with white dots may be better but its really a small nitpick...you did awesome job

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Splikitt In reply to Mishai [2014-02-06 12:48:41 +0000 UTC]

I was aiming for the stars to reflect the Alliance star symbols, but I guess you're right, they are a little cheap. I did try some dots, but since we spend our time going through hyperspace so often I just did darts. Thanks!

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WhiteLynx57 [2014-02-06 06:48:57 +0000 UTC]

Ooh so cool! I love her hair! I went for Synthesis but this is pretty kickass by itself.

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Splikitt In reply to WhiteLynx57 [2014-02-06 09:24:49 +0000 UTC]

I think I'll have to make a Paragade next, put the Reapers on a TBDL (to be done later) list, youre not the only one that picked synthesis and messaged me. xD

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WhiteLynx57 In reply to Splikitt [2014-02-07 02:59:42 +0000 UTC]

XFD Of course I'm not. Cuz in the end, I couldn't kill the geth and EDI nor did I just want to send the Reapers away only to come back forever from now. Anytime you get around to it is fine with me.

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Splikitt In reply to WhiteLynx57 [2014-02-07 11:17:46 +0000 UTC]

Yeah I totally understand that, it was gut-wrenching to choose Destruction because I love the Geth and Edi so much. ;A;

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WhiteLynx57 In reply to Splikitt [2014-02-08 01:58:36 +0000 UTC]

I know that more people chose Control than either Synthesis and Destroy but somehow Synthesis was always the best choice in my mind. What better way to preserve future generations and races than to put both sides on the same level?

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Splikitt In reply to WhiteLynx57 [2014-02-25 07:09:02 +0000 UTC]

True, but because of the Synthesis, a lot I felt is lost. I could imagine people waking up, realizing that everything was now synthetic to the point that reality would be forever tainted and confusing to live with. People would go mad, and very little would be able to handle the idea that the reapers were now suddenly on our side after destroying the universe' Mass Effect gates. 

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WhiteLynx57 In reply to Splikitt [2014-02-25 07:23:12 +0000 UTC]

Well, you could see it as both synthetic and organics seeing eye to eye since synthetics were originally created to up the techno ante or to better organic life while organics have been around since forever. Melding the two together so they're on equal ground gives way to new possibilities of other species finally having crossbreed children (and not just the asari) with all the tech at their disposal so the new life they create doesn't end up being a debilitated mess. That and since geth and Reapers are now 'organic' through the Synthesis choice, peace and expansion opens new roads for them all to travel.

That or I'm just really optimistic.

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Splikitt In reply to WhiteLynx57 [2014-02-25 09:21:03 +0000 UTC]

That is a very good point, I just worry about the psychological effects -- not dying (I mean theres a shot where Kasumi's lover comes back to life) and the end effect politics that would influence everyone's decision making. Because if everyone was "synthetic", it sort of makes everyone "the same". There would be such a backlash of identity crisis' I think, but thats just me. 


I do agree that it would allow the possibility of new species, but probably at the heart of it would still be problems since it would be breaking the "old" "natural order" that everyone had become adjusted to. There would be likely new racism involving these "new species" as well. Lastly, if everyone was synthetic, people would and could live forever (Its not mentioned but its a possibility) and that could eventually turn the reapers back to their initial goal to balance the universe. 

I'm such a bore. XD I should hope for peace and balance!


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WhiteLynx57 In reply to Splikitt [2014-02-26 03:08:35 +0000 UTC]

There's always that possibility but at least with Synthesis they're not fighting as much anymore. They're not getting riled up over the same stupid arguments they used to. Might actually teach what's left of the batarians to not be pirate/slaver religious zealot assholes but that's just me. At least in this new version of life, there's more the explore and discover.

Yeah there's always going to be problems, but these new ones are just minor obstacles compared the ancient as hell ones you spend the whole galaxy to get over the whole game. I imagine everyone isn't completely synthetic but simply have new components to compliment their organic ones. Same with the geth and Reapers, they potentially have organic components that will allow them to be more open to hearing out the organics of the latest cycle and how they can find a new purpose. Something that doesn't include mass amounts of death and destruction.

I hope for balance and peace too, which just means that ME4 will be a very interesting experience when they finally release it. It's been over a year since they released ME3 right? Makes you wonder if they're making sure EA doesn't rush them into putting it out too early.

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Splikitt In reply to WhiteLynx57 [2014-02-26 12:31:11 +0000 UTC]

Thats very true, the fighting would be limited (especially since Aria helped unite the space gangs) and the old arguments would die in exchange for universal cooperation that was seen in the ending credits.

Thats true, with several sides bickering over past fights, battles and wars, it would be eradicated with everyone becoming synthetic, and would allow the Geth to return to their own creators. Thats true, its likely everyone wouldn't be completely synthetic, since the Krogan are able to produce offspring successfully again. Lets all hope the Reapers will listen. xD

Yeah, its been about a year I think, and its been so hush hush that I imagine they're putting all they can into ME4 so its a perfect mesh into the ME universe. We'll unfortunately have to wait till they are ready! ;A;

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WhiteLynx57 In reply to Splikitt [2014-02-27 02:57:49 +0000 UTC]

That's very true, but at least it's not the same old enemies anymore. You're not just fighting a bunch of random angry dudes: you're killing off potential obstacles in a race to keep things from going back to the Stone Ages. It's about time the more advanced races got over their stupid problems and faced a real issue, like not dying to a bunch of sentient machines.

One can only hope that with this new version of life, they don't spark up the old arguments or worse...come up with new ones. Despite everything, the Reapers will likely be open to finding a new purpose when they've been rewritten to not be harbingers of doom anymore.

Yeah, and I've seen some sneak peek photos too. Alot of the new stuff they have in dev is really amazing! I don't know how long I can wait before I have to have it! Plus you have to wonder who our new protagonist is going to be, and the new races and worlds we'll get to encounter.

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Sharrukin-of-Akkad [2014-02-06 02:13:08 +0000 UTC]

Very slick. Aside from the visual execution, which is superb, you've obviously put a lot of thought into symbolism. Almost an art-nouveau approach.

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Splikitt In reply to Sharrukin-of-Akkad [2014-02-06 04:00:35 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! It took a long time to think what should go in, and I'm glad someone was able to see the symbolism! I was heading to Art Nouveau, so another point to you!

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ZodiacEclipse [2014-02-06 02:07:24 +0000 UTC]

I want this to be a pinball machine. 


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Splikitt In reply to ZodiacEclipse [2014-02-06 04:00:45 +0000 UTC]

That would be AWESOME.

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tengu-guro [2014-02-05 08:22:27 +0000 UTC]

nice work!

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Splikitt In reply to tengu-guro [2014-02-05 08:27:56 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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