What I love about his style, and why we’re featuring it here today, is that it’s often not as “realistic” as other pieces of concept art you’ll see. It’s more in line with what you’d see on a Saturday morning cartoon.
Of course, some of the images you’ll see in the gallery above are more what you expect. Renders of Mass Effect armour, more “serious” paintings of some of Mass Effect 2′s more badass characters.
But it’s the cartoon ones that keep me coming back. Miranda playing Linda Hamilton in Terminator 2, The Illusive Man playing James Bond, Jack looking cooler than she ever ended up looking in the actual game, they’re all great.
If you dig Rhodes’ style, you can see a lot more of it at his personal site.
To see the larger pics in all their glory (or so you can save them as wallpaper), right-click on the “expand” icon on the main image above and select “open in new tab”.
Prashy
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 11:09 PMI like!
AerintheADEQUATE
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 11:49 PMI don’t care what people say. Jack is kick-ass.
Pakka
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 12:51 AMI’d still kill her though – cause no one upstages the renegade Commander Shepard.
PS. The game could look like this or even a movie and my money would be all over it. Why? It’s Mass Effect.
Aaron
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 1:29 PM+1 for the Jack fans. I have the bruises to prove it :-D
AerintheADEQUATE
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 2:55 AM*high five*
matt
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 5:19 AMi loved all the characters they were all VERY unique, i just never used jack as biotics werent my thing, i wish we had 4 person parties. or better yet a bigger FOV than 1 my god that game gives me nausea
Aidan
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 12:03 AMReally nice artwork. The DA2 ensemble is excellent.
Looking at his website, some of the pieces are incredible.
Cameron
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 8:19 AMSee some of those designs of Jack, I wonder why they chose the one they did, a few of those are much better!
Kat
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 1:07 PMI thought the exact same thing :3
MrBS
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 8:28 AMThat Garrus pic will be my wallpaper soon ;)
Reign
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 10:43 AMIs this the same artist that did all of the artwork for that iPhone Mass Effect game?
Aaron
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 1:30 PMAssuming that’s him I kinda like the young Hugh Hefner concept for the Illusive Man. Of course the final character design is really pitch perfect, but that one looks kinda fun.
Steve
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 9:26 PMIs Garus wearing a… welding mask?