Ellie: 10 Years Later / TLOU Fan Art
The final render of Ellie after I called the project done.
Final clay render....
Quick turntable...
Ellie vs Howler Alpha final render. This is with the new layout and new set up with the Howler. Updated his textures and the fungal growths.
Here is a clip I did. I liked the idea of an animated still frame while keeping some of the motion...
One view of original failed environment that was way too big for me to manage. Not pictured is the Forest Pack grass, the lake behind the camera, and the mountains.
Old layout render of the original concept and layout of Ellie blowing away a Howler.
Tac light, a nail bomb, her switchblade, and a Nobuck Leather backpack with her pouches...
While playing pt 2, i found a place called Nobuck Leather Co In Seattle, so I tossed that in there....
First pass at her face shader from Id say about a year ago?
Her shirt was a pain to make. Had to redo the UVs several times to get the thread fidelity i wanted.
Her hands needed to be roughed up so I had fun putting all those details in.
Close up of her face
It took a long time of getting her face where i wanted it, so this was the first image i was comfortable with posting.
A personal project / fan art of Ellie from The Last of Us by Naughty Dog. Wanted to make her look a bit older, and more confident in her stature. Had a hell of a time trying to achieve likeness with this, especially trying to get rid of the "baby fat" on her face.
Concept with this one was, after 30+ years of the Cordyceps Virus running around, it could evolve into something a bit different, making the world even more dangerous by a strain affecting animals only. Basically rabies on steroids.
I thought of Ellie running through the forest getting chased by Howlers (Clicker-like wolves). Gave Ellie a metal gauntlet with knives welded to it so she can fend them off.
Did a few failed attempts at a grand environment, which proved to be too much to tackle in my spare time, and not spend a year on it.
Anyway, thanks for reading this far. I learned a lot (mostly what not to do), how to plan future projects / endeavors, and most importantly had a blast doing this project. Onto the next...
Modeled in Max, Zbrush. Textured in Substance Painter. Layout, set dressing, rig, lighting, and rendering in Max.
