Colleen Larson
@colleensculpts.bsky.social
• Senior Character Artist at Naughty Dog
• Mentor at Think Tank Training Centre
• Instructor at The Gnomon Workshop
• NO AI
🐱🧗♀️⛰️🎮
• Mentor at Think Tank Training Centre
• Instructor at The Gnomon Workshop
• NO AI
🐱🧗♀️⛰️🎮
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Hi everyone! My name is Colleen Larson, I’m a Senior Character Artist at Naughty Dog. Been in the games industry for 8 years now, and had the privilege of shipping The Last of Us Part I and II among others. Jumping to this platform and see if it’s a little more friendly than some other apps. Cheers!
My UE5 journey has begun! I feel like I’m late to the party, but also that I’m joining at the perfect time. Using existing characters to get used to the pipeline seemed like the best way to learn and it’s great so far! This is just the beginning and I can’t wait to see where this goes.
January 26, 2025 at 5:40 AM
My UE5 journey has begun! I feel like I’m late to the party, but also that I’m joining at the perfect time. Using existing characters to get used to the pipeline seemed like the best way to learn and it’s great so far! This is just the beginning and I can’t wait to see where this goes.
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Trying to be creative under capitalism is evil. What’s your brand? Do you have a large following? How are you selling yourself? Can you produce constant output so people don’t get bored? How are you special and different? Why should we care? Answer these questions, be pretty, and maybe you’ll win!!
January 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Trying to be creative under capitalism is evil. What’s your brand? Do you have a large following? How are you selling yourself? Can you produce constant output so people don’t get bored? How are you special and different? Why should we care? Answer these questions, be pretty, and maybe you’ll win!!
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Hola!! Feliz año nuevo! SIGN UPS ARE OPENnn
If one of your resolutions this new year is to improve your illustration & character design work, I'll be back in Seville, Spain (April 25-27) for a live workshop!! Seats are limited, so sign up early here:
lagaleriaroja.com/en/producto/...
If one of your resolutions this new year is to improve your illustration & character design work, I'll be back in Seville, Spain (April 25-27) for a live workshop!! Seats are limited, so sign up early here:
lagaleriaroja.com/en/producto/...
January 5, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Hola!! Feliz año nuevo! SIGN UPS ARE OPENnn
If one of your resolutions this new year is to improve your illustration & character design work, I'll be back in Seville, Spain (April 25-27) for a live workshop!! Seats are limited, so sign up early here:
lagaleriaroja.com/en/producto/...
If one of your resolutions this new year is to improve your illustration & character design work, I'll be back in Seville, Spain (April 25-27) for a live workshop!! Seats are limited, so sign up early here:
lagaleriaroja.com/en/producto/...
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man I'm feeling sentimental and this year was so hard for the artists so I say fuck new year's resolutions and I'll just wish for all of us to fall in love with drawing all over again.
December 27, 2024 at 1:54 AM
man I'm feeling sentimental and this year was so hard for the artists so I say fuck new year's resolutions and I'll just wish for all of us to fall in love with drawing all over again.
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Hope you reach those well-deserved 10k soon!
This Dracula - a bit moody, a bit inhuman, and lots of expressive hands and symbolism, all in a dark acrylic paint palette.
This Dracula - a bit moody, a bit inhuman, and lots of expressive hands and symbolism, all in a dark acrylic paint palette.
December 7, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Hope you reach those well-deserved 10k soon!
This Dracula - a bit moody, a bit inhuman, and lots of expressive hands and symbolism, all in a dark acrylic paint palette.
This Dracula - a bit moody, a bit inhuman, and lots of expressive hands and symbolism, all in a dark acrylic paint palette.
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This was fun to draw! Welcome to the family, Jordan. Happy holidays to all of you and your loved ones! ❤️🎁❄️
December 23, 2024 at 8:38 PM
This was fun to draw! Welcome to the family, Jordan. Happy holidays to all of you and your loved ones! ❤️🎁❄️
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I think that you should read BETWEEN TWO FIRES by Christopher Buehlman.
December 22, 2024 at 2:54 AM
I think that you should read BETWEEN TWO FIRES by Christopher Buehlman.
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“unlicensed use of creative works for training generative AI is a major, unjust threat to the livelihoods of the people behind those works, and must not be permitted”.
Sign this statement and make sure that our voices are heard.
www.aitrainingstatement.org
Sign this statement and make sure that our voices are heard.
www.aitrainingstatement.org
December 19, 2024 at 3:48 PM
“unlicensed use of creative works for training generative AI is a major, unjust threat to the livelihoods of the people behind those works, and must not be permitted”.
Sign this statement and make sure that our voices are heard.
www.aitrainingstatement.org
Sign this statement and make sure that our voices are heard.
www.aitrainingstatement.org
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Here's a closer look at the title/logo sequence I created for the "Intergalactic" trailer using practical/analog FX. The spiral background is a miniature magnetic vortex @steph-sheridan.bsky.social & I made, filmed at 1000fps. The logos were made with CRT TVs & glitch hardware. More info in alt txt!
December 18, 2024 at 7:47 PM
Here's a closer look at the title/logo sequence I created for the "Intergalactic" trailer using practical/analog FX. The spiral background is a miniature magnetic vortex @steph-sheridan.bsky.social & I made, filmed at 1000fps. The logos were made with CRT TVs & glitch hardware. More info in alt txt!
The fact that I’m still seeing game devs openly criticizing other studios and projects that many talented folks have worked on is mind boggling to me! Behind closed doors we can say what we want, but we never know who is seeing our posts and how it might affect them… let’s support fellow devs 🤘🏼
December 17, 2024 at 11:56 PM
The fact that I’m still seeing game devs openly criticizing other studios and projects that many talented folks have worked on is mind boggling to me! Behind closed doors we can say what we want, but we never know who is seeing our posts and how it might affect them… let’s support fellow devs 🤘🏼
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It's a huge honor to be trusted to create such an important image for our just announced fantastic new IP @ Naughty Dog. I don’t take this for granted, and I’m super grateful. Everything here is hand-painted. I hope you like it. And now I'm going to watch the trailer again. 🥲❤️🌌
December 14, 2024 at 8:27 AM
It's a huge honor to be trusted to create such an important image for our just announced fantastic new IP @ Naughty Dog. I don’t take this for granted, and I’m super grateful. Everything here is hand-painted. I hope you like it. And now I'm going to watch the trailer again. 🥲❤️🌌
Mentally I’m still here at The Game Awards 🤯
For so long I’ve dreamed of being a part of a game reveal, but I couldn’t have forseen how special that day would be. I will never forget this.
‘Listen, kid… I’ll see you on the other side.’
#naughtydog #intergalactic #thegameawards #playstation
For so long I’ve dreamed of being a part of a game reveal, but I couldn’t have forseen how special that day would be. I will never forget this.
‘Listen, kid… I’ll see you on the other side.’
#naughtydog #intergalactic #thegameawards #playstation
December 17, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Mentally I’m still here at The Game Awards 🤯
For so long I’ve dreamed of being a part of a game reveal, but I couldn’t have forseen how special that day would be. I will never forget this.
‘Listen, kid… I’ll see you on the other side.’
#naughtydog #intergalactic #thegameawards #playstation
For so long I’ve dreamed of being a part of a game reveal, but I couldn’t have forseen how special that day would be. I will never forget this.
‘Listen, kid… I’ll see you on the other side.’
#naughtydog #intergalactic #thegameawards #playstation
For those who don’t know, I wanted to share some images of past work. One of the highlights of my career was being given the opportunity to create the character model for Riley in The Last of Us Part I. The chance to bring new life to such a lovable character still means the world to me.
December 5, 2024 at 10:23 PM
For those who don’t know, I wanted to share some images of past work. One of the highlights of my career was being given the opportunity to create the character model for Riley in The Last of Us Part I. The chance to bring new life to such a lovable character still means the world to me.
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It's about you.
Thank you for 30 years of play 💙
Thank you for 30 years of play 💙
30th Anniversary | Thank You
YouTube video by PlayStation
www.youtube.com
December 2, 2024 at 3:03 PM
It's about you.
Thank you for 30 years of play 💙
Thank you for 30 years of play 💙
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Just before things started to nosedive on twitter, I posted a thread that walked through the massive body of work I did over the last three years (on an inspiring team) on the cancelled Project Dragon aka Everhaven.
For posterity I reckon I'll repost that thread, piece by piece, over here ✨
For posterity I reckon I'll repost that thread, piece by piece, over here ✨
November 25, 2024 at 8:39 PM
Just before things started to nosedive on twitter, I posted a thread that walked through the massive body of work I did over the last three years (on an inspiring team) on the cancelled Project Dragon aka Everhaven.
For posterity I reckon I'll repost that thread, piece by piece, over here ✨
For posterity I reckon I'll repost that thread, piece by piece, over here ✨
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I've shown parts of this painting on Bluesky, but not the full thing on its own, I think! 🤔
It was meant for the January 2019 "Mouse Warrior" Character Design Challenge, but I missed the deadline. Well worth the extra time, though!
#art
#watercolor
#traditionalart
It was meant for the January 2019 "Mouse Warrior" Character Design Challenge, but I missed the deadline. Well worth the extra time, though!
#art
#watercolor
#traditionalart
November 25, 2024 at 4:18 PM
I've shown parts of this painting on Bluesky, but not the full thing on its own, I think! 🤔
It was meant for the January 2019 "Mouse Warrior" Character Design Challenge, but I missed the deadline. Well worth the extra time, though!
#art
#watercolor
#traditionalart
It was meant for the January 2019 "Mouse Warrior" Character Design Challenge, but I missed the deadline. Well worth the extra time, though!
#art
#watercolor
#traditionalart
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Heyo!
I’m a lead lighting artist @ nVidia. Previously Bad Robot Games and Naughty Dog.
I do #gamedev #lighting #artist things, mostly environments with some characters and occasional C++ shenanigans.
Former social media recluse, I am BACK. And I apologise in advance for all the things.
I’m a lead lighting artist @ nVidia. Previously Bad Robot Games and Naughty Dog.
I do #gamedev #lighting #artist things, mostly environments with some characters and occasional C++ shenanigans.
Former social media recluse, I am BACK. And I apologise in advance for all the things.
November 26, 2024 at 2:55 AM
The post-Arcane void is rough 😭
November 26, 2024 at 4:00 AM
The post-Arcane void is rough 😭
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Still one of my favorite pieces I've done :)
November 15, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Still one of my favorite pieces I've done :)
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A dream of mine is slowly turning into a reality! I've always wanted to produce my own toys, and I have made the decision to host a Kickstarter campaign to release these guys into the world! Welcome the DeskPets!
Desk Pets are infesting waters near you today!
Desk Pets are infesting waters near you today!
November 17, 2024 at 11:40 PM
A dream of mine is slowly turning into a reality! I've always wanted to produce my own toys, and I have made the decision to host a Kickstarter campaign to release these guys into the world! Welcome the DeskPets!
Desk Pets are infesting waters near you today!
Desk Pets are infesting waters near you today!
Hi everyone! My name is Colleen Larson, I’m a Senior Character Artist at Naughty Dog. Been in the games industry for 8 years now, and had the privilege of shipping The Last of Us Part I and II among others. Jumping to this platform and see if it’s a little more friendly than some other apps. Cheers!
November 22, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Hi everyone! My name is Colleen Larson, I’m a Senior Character Artist at Naughty Dog. Been in the games industry for 8 years now, and had the privilege of shipping The Last of Us Part I and II among others. Jumping to this platform and see if it’s a little more friendly than some other apps. Cheers!