The Last Of Us I & II VFX References

[windksr]

I’m sure many of you are fans of the game “The Last of Us” or at least have heard about it or seen the TV series. I personally enjoyed both the first and second parts of the game.

I initially started playing the second part and then later - the first part in its remade version.

One thing that really stood out to me about this game is the attention to detail. I involuntarily wondered how certain technical solutions or effects were implemented. Even more, I could just hang around a place and walk around it, just looking and recording videos from all angles. Be honest, do you do that too? As they say: “If you want to play games - never make them!”

Here are links to the ArtStation of those VFX artists who participated in the development of effects and gameplay videos I don’t know the authors of, so if anyone has info I’d appreciate a link.

For those who haven’t played or completed the game yet, be warned that there will be spoilers ahead!

But enough talk. Let’s delve deeper into this.

• Fire:

The fire here is just cool what is worth only a 2-hour screensaver, where the environment artist was Matthew Trevelyan Johns

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/ykbd5x

and the VFX artist - Elaine Kubik
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/VdrYmn

And here you can see the same burning car but in the game and cutscene.
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/R33D3W

and other fiery cutscenes
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Arb8gz

A little more fire from Taylor Duval
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/bKaG4d

Fire_01.webm

and by Natasha Hui

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/lReq9G

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/qQml92

LOU1_Fireplace_01.mp4

LOU1_Fireplace_03.mp4

Fire_04.webm

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fFJ3-oVHN284uyyuEwZHHkFOWwecNazj/view?usp=drive_link

Natalie Lucht
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/q9AqkL

Kristal Nembhard
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/R3Yb5m

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/zOA85Z

Jared Sobotta

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/q9Q4vR

Mary Jane Whiting

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/R3YPey

and another fire, the authors of which I have not found:

LOU1_Firecamp_far_01.mp4

LOU1_FiredHouse_01.mp4

LOU1_FiredHouse_02.mp4

LOU1_Fire_01.mp4

Fire_02.webm

Fire_03.webm

Fire_05.webm

LOU1_Fire_02.mp4

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TpLmQryvEL_Z827SH2EWflxA4qpQs4Tr/view?usp=drive_link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LIH3gw3PmFcbVkF_J1zWXhtYBVYN6MEr/view?usp=drive_link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pGmVlMWLrJf2wOMNExhcdlSktqjtlfxS/view?usp=drive_link

• Water:

Over waterfalls and streams, I probably spun the most

Wataru Ikeda

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/oAOVYJ

Quinn Kazamaki

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/0nXAAV

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/ELLvPK

Anthony Vaccaro

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/JeKmDa

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/q9AadR

Kristal Nembhard

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/L32nmr

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/0nXNzy

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/GaX4Ea

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/PomdNo

Elaine Kubik

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/g8meZE

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/L3R26w

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Xn19P0

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/9mNyAa

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/ZGePyZ

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/ykb9aO

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/mDqxov

Ethan Webb

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/r9r6vG

Taylor Duval

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/4XrkY2

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/bKaAZo

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/o2vyNq

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/ZG5KX8

Natalie Lucht

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Kran8x

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/rARorG

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/288l4a

And other scenes with water, the authorship of which I did not find:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1P2CzpA7MhzC6I1Cw0LWH770N0fKesJov/view?usp=drive_link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XOb8d9x4kmOpGnmiOHoSS-QdvLzXhI9o/view?usp=drive_link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/133ZPSmdErJqWsDGNPZ8Qvol7SlkKSFhr/view?usp=drive_link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1b20YtJCar8626aG_pDeqPzH2YlnRNk1E/view?usp=drive_link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/15nmucF6e0UndfCsbagflSFVMevxuhwd1/view?usp=drive_link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1etYZiXkIGgZTtEhlMJIsDR0nAZhjQD-m/view?usp=drive_link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KmnmA4nL8NdCywvJP5OxG7U1k5pCsNRq/view?usp=drive_link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BNF-kvEHVpYfZ_WdZAO_2gm233il5M7j/view?usp=drive_link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1z2cVE8vLUNppZVFV29jAGIcgAg3j2YoA/view?usp=drive_link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Mprd3qnVeOkVmCvpiC9TJndqzAVEoUWt/view?usp=drive_link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kdcxlYjBtBLdIAErh1WheVUv_JRRD5xw/view?usp=drive_link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QKDj99v76yC90OlnmIJLcXx_Ixssi9en/view?usp=drive_link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lkY_Ag8vXNILwFueItk2vCUKrdSl1Bnc/view?usp=drive_link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Vsr7MI841k5zoe4A9_sxm9TfvAXi5-oZ/view?usp=drive_link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ezd-bCKY051gn53UaSDc6pam9OiJONTt/view?usp=drive_link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1coFVJdNl4lMUWGQ7g6ZWlzL5Ajw7bmjR/view?usp=drive_link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sC4FJ-ucuRMJydCUT-v26EM2Zgq6PoNH/view?usp=drive_link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Nx7-n6LUQ-rA3oSbhwxG_EeCz3Qzmmi5/view?usp=drive_link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FDOE3KcCr6ZFfaTj38fuP7sidS7DTp0f/view?usp=drive_link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/15pT5C9MHX2d4DtILtPk-tQaohP4dA-Z7/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1H64vWCOy4ecTMDHoCOOv9co-9K0f3Hxf/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Az3rG_GEtPJ3S5IkAg314e4OSIKMQbPH/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_ZgcOhazjQJQrKRFKtW6HV5NhUL_V7_3/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/193DSER3QKQG8jhn02q1JFsJug-f4u8eP/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tOpWCZZ9eLBmgrY8qwzPB_n-h1ZgMx8v/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HWfnQaFfxCU_B4FZGiqchYTG1wDvQMng/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HqmTosBwj_nDiaLz9LvBjeAQV384_MPf/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RQ1C3ZZB-jpiuWGPS7pvFJ-JFDCTJ1AE/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KR5wlUlNsARTrCn0wjikZ0iB5qOWaVJD/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ReR_5O5pvkOMkBiCwEhkOazxQaS28BqY/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1txcbQ5ZtRV5ZCAPuNmbTWpVTA0_G4mnD/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l7-HbbC2MBF7S6wB-Zvo6leqOjnBvcoH/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sEZSoOU6i0b9rcQj6wS3USFIVrjNQ1tb/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VEBdLcuZt2FDUa-wftiFaY0N8mgHPzwd/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/17fIdvz32HsuAafnui7fSvMxBJlm373jL/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aFcoG3PvpmmjgDydf0aPP9i-6byasXc0/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10qjnoOAS1ebeqeWxIYQ61WmccLcQFwFB/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EP3tDlUNp89NPY7x4-5Vr9AXa-amEZ0v/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Aau9kn2yRSx6SmJ18uygzqNh6k3Ws4B-/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/16r6RnJBKRUFowdz_9V5cUXkDjQ79wyGG/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VtqkhBrHuHY4dfWh_8fvnPDQ45BY38_N/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VXLunYBDj10B7xKloNBKst7Ya9xUNrN_/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d_DQwbKGUkGmgXO4YXzE_xScOPQXI4JY/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E3H1j38F9vhWnrHZUh3v6V4ouiwYwcRb/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mrJyt5tEa3Hen1GQMLPPSlS8dRzk875s/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/15Zv2rX3AUBVOuzZTooeifAW9PJeb9eaR/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FqQ3q_BlnfiD867IkykVLYTy1SzuF7zF/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D6xsU8cG7VgtRIWtIdL5m80w-MUcPCk2/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XYN98YJtrggmikEsQ1DygNyphVZZCPVg/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-GoQSnzmFRfoPBFDq3X_xExMTzDuk-xl/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YRL2EBbxXy9vFiyYjwep5vs46W-c6SG_/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-90x4ifiC6lfUaLR9rzyWLjCj_WJ772k/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/11IWm5SkZ5F8p-9Mh1Z0GH5I7zVbFH_gu/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K2X86iBvVg5xRWph7PckhkWBI_rsn_B5/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/14-vDLF7uQBeu5haQHOkKEaKXPap8MAcB/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/13jcXFhP1owkKlczrnKwIaCaJGRB3v9g_/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MiHPs_NteC9X0QIduR3CPIVcLWkulHx1/view?usp=sharing

• Smoke:

Kirsten England

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/B1mA98

https://drive.google.com/file/d/15WCj1fJ7Mj3QyBq5WX4ezTRhA64vu7yQ/view?usp=drive_link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1t-CT65tKQPwS6YvqIhV4gRvO6NO46Ci3/view?usp=drive_link

And other:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BWjZEpZg7dXEXQmAcHPynYATjOVM1_5e/view?usp=drive_link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-ziQL4TXNli1sqDqZm6sfZ0DtSBChVZQ/view?usp=drive_link

• Weapon:

Taylor Duval

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/28xNPa

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/5B3ZkJ

Kirsten England

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/oAO40k

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/ZG5K2G

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/rARoK2

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/J9lXWz

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/xJz82E

Elaine Kubik

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/PevQOB

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vRmD74UxXSa5uxoqHzu2fngJ9F-zRr81/view?usp=drive_link

Natasha Hui

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/vJWP5E

And other:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x8OVwlX-heQu0kxylAtyMW4j-bRl0-89/view?usp=drive_link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/12IzXA8Z-vJz9jTvBa5syAJM_y_R76bwE/view?usp=drive_link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bpVcUHnuJng8emqNsdXAJouZhoPIldL3/view?usp=drive_link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/120DUufoPk42EEFvdrPElZGWvs9Lmjw1G/view?usp=drive_link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VXNIPcq_22fRFJfjCMJwPfO7zdfHFHtM/view?usp=drive_link

• Dust:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ARFTe5xz6pdE-Kf8Ro1zmYM4mr5OV-sE/view?usp=drive_link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19fGZnxRYxKsTVSvxhd5rR14S4apWWPj1/view?usp=drive_link

• Snow:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xzKyKKeWTIn74B1rCXMFUTP837DgxQBv/view?usp=drive_link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NkBRH_HmMYUFDKlKxKdY233MQN9_jX6L/view?usp=drive_link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hFIvXH7njzvYJZ8rKmSi8EqT6cvDUh30/view?usp=drive_link

Kristal Nembhard

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/q9AqmR

• Blood:

Elaine Kubik

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/J9ly1A

Natalie Lucht

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/R33EZm

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/48bAQ1

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/WK2yoy

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/18ndkL

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/bKaGeG

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/xJz8QX

Kristal Nembhard

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/q9A422

• And other effects that I liked:

Mary Jane Whiting

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/nYQ3Nr

Kristal Nembhard

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/ea0EPZ

Ethan Webb

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/RnGveW

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/yJnOm9

Natasha Hui

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/NGP3aJ

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Je1GDm

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/4X5OOq

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/vJWP86

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/EaoGKq

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/ZeQboZ

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/lReq1O

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/B34K9l

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/r950o5

Natalie Lucht

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/B1mAR9

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Aq9AYX

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/oAO4Vk

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/d8OEmA

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/QrzbQZ

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/YeaNkP

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/ELVle8

Kristal Nembhard

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/w68LPw

Mary Jane Whiting

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/YeaNzY

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/bKaGDn

Elaine Kubik

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/688Nn5

Matthew Trevelyan Johns

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/mDg1LZ

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Ea5Xbv

But I don’t know the authors:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/17tYFd21gtTB1Gj1g3swjUT_JcUvB2Yrc/view?usp=drive_link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-oW37UtfeCFELusldf0YELSiXxwxo9Pn/view?usp=drive_link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nRLD-mY495oT2tIN-e-z37U6hXFVW3Tc/view?usp=drive_link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m8qQH3Nt_3mku1HZmDfagvIAq9BxQVUI/view?usp=drive_link

I hope you enjoyed this collection of realistic references from the great game.
I will be glad to comment.

[Ivan.J.Grba]

Thank you for the awesome collection.
This needs to be bookmarked ASAP!