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Description "What're you reading?" Garrus mumbled sleepily into Hael's shoulder.
"The Hobbit," she whispered in reply. "It's an old human novel about twelve dwarves, a wizard and a hobbit trying to take back the dwarves' home from a dragon."
"Mm..." He snuggled deeper into the chair. "Read it to me..."
Shepard chuckled and turned to the first page. "'In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit..."

This is what I do instead of working on comics or answering notes, comments, replies... Going through that stack of 900+ deviations... Yeah. I DRAW ME SOME SHAKARIAN FLUFF! And spam the repeat button on Anna Nalick's song Forever Love (Digame), hence the title. It's super cute and mellow and-just listen to it: [link] It's great mood music.

So I found the 30 Day OTP challenge on tumblr one day [link] and went "OH HAY. I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TO WORK ON ALREADY LET'S HAVE SOME FUN" so I kinda started doing it. I also figured it would be a great way to practice more of what I've learned outside of comics. This is technically day 2 because day 1 is only half sketched but whatevers >.> I'll post them eventually.

BUT SHEPARD IN GARRUS'S SHIRT ADSFDHSAJDJAFHLSHFLKHAFHF

My main thing was shading in this one. Since I seemed to have forgotten how to use a soft brush, I went with old school flat cell shading to start. Which ended up working really well with the single bright light source, but it clashes a bit with the soft moons in the background. It's all a journey of learning

I'm just glad I finally found a decent color to shade Hael's skin with. IT'S LIKE THE HARDEST THING EVER!!

And I found an awesome fan art piece that helped me more than a bit with Garrus's plates and everything. I'm going to take a more simplistic approach next time >.>

I seem to be having issues with feet and their appropriate size.... I don't want to make them too small so I make them too big and ARGH. Apparently this is the thing in this period of my artistic development that I just can't get right.

I'll stop blabbing now. ENJOY THE FLUFFS! I'm going to go try and draw combat scenes....

Mass Effect belongs to Bioware
The Hobbit belongs to J.R.R. Tolkien (naturally )
My tumblr: [link]
Time: Somewhere around 5-7 hours.
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Comments: 53

DragonoftheDark In reply to ??? [2013-10-18 23:01:32 +0000 UTC]

Oh no! XD You could always just write some quick Shakarian to get that bug out and help you focus on Femshep/Joker!

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Ezeikel77 In reply to DragonoftheDark [2013-10-18 23:12:51 +0000 UTC]

XD hahaha I would but it wouldn't work sing as the Shep I'm writing about now is my head cannon Shepard...

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Nanahuatli [2013-07-22 06:42:35 +0000 UTC]

And then Garrus asked "What's a dragon?" and Shepard had to explain like half of the human culture.

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DragonoftheDark In reply to Nanahuatli [2013-07-26 23:49:49 +0000 UTC]

Yes! All of my yes!!

I might have to draw or write this someday....

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Nanahuatli In reply to DragonoftheDark [2013-07-29 01:32:10 +0000 UTC]

Feel free. I have a feeling Garrus would love dragons.

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DragonoftheDark In reply to Nanahuatli [2013-08-21 17:33:50 +0000 UTC]

I think so too *_*

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malgrumm [2013-07-21 01:22:22 +0000 UTC]

dawww overload.........

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DragonoftheDark In reply to malgrumm [2013-07-26 23:44:04 +0000 UTC]

For sure *_* I look at it and get all fluffy inside even after staring at every little detail for 7 hours or so

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malgrumm In reply to DragonoftheDark [2013-07-28 10:43:44 +0000 UTC]

heh

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barbexy [2013-05-31 06:29:44 +0000 UTC]

Her wearing his shirt is just lovely, and this, just spending time with each other, awww, gives me many warm feelings.

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DragonoftheDark In reply to barbexy [2013-06-02 05:30:12 +0000 UTC]

It's just so much dawww!

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XXxxXXxxXXxxXXxxXX [2013-05-30 09:25:49 +0000 UTC]

Whoa, her calves are huge.

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DragonoftheDark In reply to XXxxXXxxXXxxXXxxXX [2013-05-30 23:04:50 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I keep doing that and don't see it till it's too late

I'm still learning though, just like we all are And I'm making an effort to not do it/notice these things earlier.

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Thejboy88 [2013-05-30 08:16:42 +0000 UTC]

Out of curiosoty, that shirt isn't the only thing she's wearing right now.....right?

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DragonoftheDark In reply to Thejboy88 [2013-05-30 23:02:48 +0000 UTC]

No it's not lol She's got undergarments on, they're just black

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asheraa [2013-05-30 05:59:29 +0000 UTC]

Awww this is adorable!!

There is no such thing as too much Shakarian Fluff!!!

Love it. Made me smile

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DragonoftheDark In reply to asheraa [2013-05-30 23:01:57 +0000 UTC]

Aww thank you!! I'm glad you like it so much and even more glad that it made you smile!!

And I agree; there's no such thing as too much Shakarian fluff ;D

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SayeedaSiha [2013-05-30 02:22:43 +0000 UTC]

Awww, so cute!

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DragonoftheDark In reply to SayeedaSiha [2013-05-30 23:00:58 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!!

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chunkymonkey75 [2013-05-30 01:03:04 +0000 UTC]

Wait. Why is Shepy Shep wearing Garrus' shirt?!

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DragonoftheDark In reply to chunkymonkey75 [2013-05-30 02:06:55 +0000 UTC]

Because Garrus keeps throwing them on the floor for some reason or another so she wears them in a feeble attempt to get under his skin. But he likes it

I head cannon too much >.> But to be perfectly honest, I wanted to draw her in his shirt simply for the fluff lol And it was adorable in The Spectre and Archangel.

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AuthorOfSins [2013-05-29 22:51:58 +0000 UTC]

D'awwwwwww! Sweetness is sweet.
And yeah dem feet is purty big :3 but it's ok. They can be... hobbitses!

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DragonoftheDark In reply to AuthorOfSins [2013-05-30 02:00:28 +0000 UTC]

ISN'T IT!?!

SHEPARD IS A HOBBIT!! lol I'm making an extra effort to not do that again >.>

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AuthorOfSins In reply to DragonoftheDark [2013-05-30 08:37:10 +0000 UTC]

YURRSSSSSSSSSSS!

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
Yeah I'm gonna go out on a limb and say I don't think Hael would appreciate being a hobbit much
Oh AND!!!
I'm working on a semi-secret project.... here's a progress shot: [link] I need to get an actual charred armor reference but yeah. That, my good friend, is the beginnings of the cover for my first official comic! It's based off of... Shit, this was supposed to be a secret, wasn't it? Fuck it. It's based off of *Ezri-Krios 's story: Fight the Good Fight. And yeah... DAT PERSPECTIVE!!!! It's killing me. But I am still trying to make it my bitch.

I SHALL TRIUMPH!

Somehow.

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DragonoftheDark In reply to AuthorOfSins [2013-06-23 06:07:25 +0000 UTC]

OhmygodIshoulddrawHaelasahobbit.................

I really need to go read that story! D: Like fo shizzle.

YOU SHOW THAT ART WHO'S THE BAWSE

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AuthorOfSins In reply to DragonoftheDark [2013-06-23 15:22:17 +0000 UTC]

OHMYGODSYESYOUSHOULD <3

YUS you do it's amazing and dfha;sdhfa;jsdfh go read

I DOOD! I SHEWED EET!!

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DragonoftheDark In reply to AuthorOfSins [2013-08-06 01:55:46 +0000 UTC]

I totally forgot about the Hael-as-a-hobbit thing XD

-needs to clean her inbox more often-

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AuthorOfSins In reply to DragonoftheDark [2013-08-09 16:08:10 +0000 UTC]

rofl

LOL yes you do

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Vhardamis [2013-05-29 21:51:10 +0000 UTC]

This is adorable. Am I the only one that giggled at Garrus' toes curled under the chair? Great details.

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DragonoftheDark In reply to Vhardamis [2013-05-29 22:28:28 +0000 UTC]

I'm so glad you noticed them Thank you so much!!

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Haseo-Ani-Waya [2013-05-29 21:03:04 +0000 UTC]

So much improvement in so little time; I don't know if I should feel encouraged or discouragedXD
Well done. Very, very well done.

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DragonoftheDark In reply to Haseo-Ani-Waya [2013-05-29 21:12:40 +0000 UTC]

Why thank you!!

I did this one differently from the last one I posted. For starters I used a smaller brush (3 px versus 5 px) which gives you a much finer sketch line. 2 pixels makes a huge difference apparently lol Plus I did a couple of sketch layers with an airbrush versus one with a hard brush so I could keep adjusting things here and there. But I think the shading helps a ton and is probably why it looks so good. I did slow down a bit while I was drawing and focused on more details than I do in my comics. That could have something to do with it too...

But don't get discouraged!! D: Everybody learns at their own pace :3 And I sometimes have miraculous jumps in ability, which goes both ways >.> I've gotten worse before lol

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Haseo-Ani-Waya In reply to DragonoftheDark [2013-05-29 21:21:59 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, the shading definitely stands out here, so whatever you're doing; keedoing it.

And thank you. All the advice really helps.

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DragonoftheDark In reply to Haseo-Ani-Waya [2013-06-08 07:01:11 +0000 UTC]

Anytime you have any questions I'm always willing to advise

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Haseo-Ani-Waya In reply to DragonoftheDark [2013-06-08 07:42:34 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Sis. I really appreciate it.

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DragonoftheDark In reply to Haseo-Ani-Waya [2013-06-23 06:25:21 +0000 UTC]

No problem!

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LSDInkvizitor [2013-05-29 20:42:09 +0000 UTC]

better than Harry Potter...

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DragonoftheDark In reply to LSDInkvizitor [2013-05-29 21:05:07 +0000 UTC]

I tossed around Harry Potter, but thought better of it I wanted older and more classic lol

But she can be reading whatever you want. That's just how I interpreted it Art is in the eye of the beholder after all!

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LSDInkvizitor In reply to DragonoftheDark [2013-05-30 09:00:25 +0000 UTC]

I think Garrus from human literature would laughing especially because of classic human sci-fi. How much people were obsessed by human superiority and space empires

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DragonoftheDark In reply to LSDInkvizitor [2013-06-23 06:08:16 +0000 UTC]

Ohmygod... I think I need to draw anybody from Mass Effect reading classic sci-fi.... That's just gold right there.

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LSDInkvizitor In reply to DragonoftheDark [2013-06-23 12:08:36 +0000 UTC]

In that case, I should recommend them to read Warhammer 40k books about racist totalistic Imperium of Man with genocides of everything non-human.
They could probably want to ban that like some version of Mein Kampf.

Or Poul Anderson's series about Terran Empire: there is slavery, human dominance, but more equality and alien empires are so worse and freaky, that even aliens live gladly with Humans.

But I think most excited they would be from stories about Perry Rhodan:

"Recently it was revealed to the protagonists that life itself has become a rival to the higher powers. It has spread uncontrollably among the universe and can be found in virtually every niche. The cosmocrats and chaotarchs both use life for its tendencies to create order and chaos alike. Its unplanned and unregulated cosmological actions and manipulations are a constant disturbance for the plans of the cosmocrats and the chaotarchs alike. The pangalactic statisticians (a neutral organization of observers) have stated that 21% of all cosmological manipulations are executed by cosmocrat-servants, 16% are executed by chaos-servants and 63% are executed by the vast uncontrollable life itself."

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DragonoftheDark In reply to LSDInkvizitor [2013-08-06 01:55:03 +0000 UTC]

Heck, I think I'll put those down on my list of "to-reads" one day!

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SuSiNu [2013-05-29 20:37:42 +0000 UTC]

I'm starting to wish that there was more interaction with the crew-mates and L.I. on the Normandy in-between missions and all that because this is outstanding and i'm fanboying over the Shakarian lovin' like a little girl lol

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DragonoftheDark In reply to SuSiNu [2013-05-29 21:04:07 +0000 UTC]

Me too!! D: I want moments like this in the game so bad Q_Q

Thank you so much!

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SeikiVakarian [2013-05-29 20:19:35 +0000 UTC]

I think its very cute! Though could you of picked a different story instead of the Hobbit, my best friend is a major fan and I am tired of hearing about it. XD

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DragonoftheDark In reply to SeikiVakarian [2013-05-29 20:26:34 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!!

I wanted to pick some sort of love story, but nothing most folks would know was coming to mind ._.; I have a series of excellent vampire, elf, magic, fae, etc, etc books that I read, but nobody would know them! Which is sad because they're a good read! So I went with the Hobbit. I'm sorry! D:

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SeikiVakarian In reply to DragonoftheDark [2013-05-29 21:13:08 +0000 UTC]

Its ok, if you want the name of a really good trilogy I can give it to you when I get home from work.

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DragonoftheDark In reply to SeikiVakarian [2013-05-29 21:33:17 +0000 UTC]

Sure! School keeps me pretty preoccupied in the reading department with text books, but I'm always up for something new to read if the bug bites me :3

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SeikiVakarian In reply to DragonoftheDark [2013-05-29 21:54:33 +0000 UTC]

The bug always bites me, I have a little over 200 books in my collection and I sometimes have up too 3 or 4 books going at once.

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DragonoftheDark In reply to SeikiVakarian [2013-06-08 07:01:45 +0000 UTC]

That's beautiful I love reading, I really do!

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