Here are some collected visual effects works from TLOU that I’ve come across. I often use references from this game or examples of good realistic effects so I decided to share it with you. Hopefully, this will be helpful to someone.
!!!Contains spoilers and mature content!!!
Elaine Kubik
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/VdrYmn
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Arb8gz
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/PevQOB
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/R33D3W
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/688Nn5
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/ykb9aO
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/J9ly1A
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/mDqxov
Ethan Webb
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/RnGveW
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/r9r6vG
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/yJnOm9
Taylor Duval
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/4XrkY2
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/5B3ZkJ
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/o2vyNq
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/ZG5KX8
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/28xNPa
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/bKaAZo
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/bKaG4d
Natasha Hui
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/vJWP5E
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/NGP3aJ
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Je1GDm
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/lReq9G
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/qQml92
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
Quinn Kazamaki
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/0nXAAV
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/ELLvPK
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/Aq9AYX
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Kran8x
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/B1mAR9
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/oAO4Vk
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/d8OEmA
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/rARorG
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/bKaGeG
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/xJz8QX
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/q9AqkL
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/QrzbQZ
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/YeaNkP
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/18ndkL
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/ELVle8
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/288l4a
Kristal Nembhard
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/ea0EPZ
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/q9A422
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/R3Yb5m
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/L32nmr
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/0nXNzy
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/GaX4Ea
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/q9AqmR
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/w68LPw
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/zOA85Z
Mary Jane Whiting
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/YeaNzY
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/bKaGDn
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/nYQ3Nr
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/PomdNo
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/R3YPey
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
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/B1mA98
Wataru Ikeda
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/oAOVYJ
Matthew Trevelyan Johns
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/v2gRrO
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/mDg1LZ
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Ea5Xbv
Jared Sobotta
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/q9Q4vR
Anthony Vaccaro
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/JeKmDa
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/q9AadR
And a little screened from the game:
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
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
Water:
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
Weapon:
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
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vRmD74UxXSa5uxoqHzu2fngJ9F-zRr81/view?usp=drive_link
Fire:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14VtxkGMBrIv8o5sDSrTWEKBzbXEnPFOg/view?usp=drive_link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EtHK8FXb4cUXBUv97jJurgReWe-4Wux4/view?usp=drive_link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BRi--AaqCI3TSnPbzlL_uhcXY0ON6U2Q/view?usp=drive_link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XH08VwqOlZrpK0U9JUAVM_7yjkuN98xX/view?usp=drive_link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NyZUbYG2Pp_gc1kIwqKZly8-L9pUANCA/view?usp=drive_link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15srg8FCMCSXZKtWgGlcpwvL-dGbhhuXX/view?usp=drive_link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SvcCyOUm5971OxIBRxydyXtf2CPKRzHN/view?usp=drive_link
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
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1b8cZiM55IF5QEx3ChuK0lKxigQq-qg4L/view?usp=drive_link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-vJpW_AAupS5QPUMt6vIQMLaSm8XA0IH/view?usp=drive_link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12GGboaO6MTzlRAnts4Aa1qFjgYJERJlI/view?usp=drive_link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SaVxPAfBLEtSHuNiHYY6rYppFEwMnNaW/view?usp=drive_link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-ipkVHDHdHxdj3cgYQrv4aRHwC3IhUXC/view?usp=drive_link
Smoke:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15WCj1fJ7Mj3QyBq5WX4ezTRhA64vu7yQ/view?usp=drive_link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1t-CT65tKQPwS6YvqIhV4gRvO6NO46Ci3/view?usp=drive_link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BWjZEpZg7dXEXQmAcHPynYATjOVM1_5e/view?usp=drive_link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fFJ3-oVHN284uyyuEwZHHkFOWwecNazj/view?usp=drive_link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-ziQL4TXNli1sqDqZm6sfZ0DtSBChVZQ/view?usp=drive_link