Musings of a Game Art Student: uncharted 3

Monday, 22 December 2014

So it's super weird not having any deadlines to work to or anything and I'm not sure I like it. Sure, it's only been a couple of months since summer, but it already feels...alien? Argh.

I'm staying at uni until tomorrow so I've managed to get a hell of a lot of drawing and painting done without being pestered. I had a dream last night about a desert and I've also been playing Uncharted 3 again so..............I painted some deserts. Aww yiss.

I've been trying to work quicker over the past few weeks, so I allowed myself an hour and a half for each piece, which seemed reasonable. At the time. They probably took closer to two hours because of the damn sand. The ripples in sand are horrendous to paint. Nope.

Week 12, 13 & 14: What's for 'desert'? Ha.

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Week 12, 13 & 14: What's for 'desert'? Ha.

Tuesday, 8 April 2014

So yesterday was what I'd class as my 'day off'...coincidentally it was also the release of The Hobbit: TDOS. Pretty self explanatory as to why I chose to have a break.

I rushed down to my local supermarket to buy the copy that contained an exclusive Lego set - I am 18 I promise you - who wouldn't want a Lego set at 18 anyway? Pfft.

It only took me about 5 minutes to build however I'm sure it hit a number of childhood memories and the rest of my day was filled with all sorts of nostalgia. I spent the rest of the day watching Rugrats and playing Spyro and Uncharted. Okay, so Uncharted really isn't that old...but I haven't played it in ages so a good ol' catch up was in order. I really have missed the witty banter in this game.

[Nate, Sully and Elena push open the grating off the well]
Victor Sullivan: Well, well, well-
Nathan Drake: Ha-ha. That's cute.
Elena Fisher: What?
Nathan Drake: Because it's... a well.

It's worth giving this clip a watch - from 1:22 - just so you can hear the above quote in action. Possibly one of my favourite cutscenes however my mam didn't seem to find it nearly as amusing as I did.