Erick Pangilinan on Lighting The Last of Us - Extended Interview (Patreon)
Published:
2023-12-17 14:00:08
Edited:
2024-10-04 16:49:41
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2026-06
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UNLISTED YOUTUBE LINK: https://youtu.be/MbYqfd2hMlg
Erick has been at Naughty Dog for most of his career, leading art teams on some of Sony's biggest games. In this conversation we talk about the technical and artistic choices the studio made when recreating The Last of Us Part 1.
0:00 - Starting TLOU Part 12:58 - Improvements to Shaders & Lighting 8:11 - Rebuilding Assets 12:35 - Character Improvements16:00 - Color Grading & Reflections21:08 - Concepting27:03 - Lighting Techniques29:10 - Bushes & Foliage33:29 - The Sun36:15 - The Final Goal