Wednesday 21 September 2016

Concept Art - Who's Who - John Sweeney


John Sweeney
Concept Artist




American artist John Sweeney was the main concept artist for the video game 'The Last of Us'' and worked with naughty dog since April 2012.  He also worked with E3 from 2012-2014, and also created monthly editorial illustrations for David C. Cook, that get distributed across the internet to different church communities. This occurred between 2011-2012. On his linked In profile his summary states ''To constantly improve my concept and design skills through fulfilling and challenging projects in the entertainment industry. I love to travel, and experience new places that will give me a greater visual vocabulary, and help me generate more global and unique ideas for my concepts.'' (1). 
          His work for 'The Last of Us'' was very hyper-realistic. His concepts featured a lot of foliage aiding the post-apocalyptic zombie world that the game is set. Within his paintings nature has very much taken over, showing us that the game is set a long time after the 'apocalypse' happened.


His paintings also feature multiple layers of detail. You can see how he created each layer to create a more realistic look. On the other hand, some of his other paintings have clear indications of brush strokes giving them more expression and interest. His work has created the main basis look of the game, and each of his paintings manages to capture emotion and feeling. 


References:

1. Sweeny, J (No Date) John Sweeney Linked In, Available at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-sweeney-b65a4531 (Accessed: 21 September 2016).

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