Usually,The Last of Us 2fan art is a product of hours of hard work from dedicated players. However, the latest piece was not made by aThe Last of Us 2player at all, with the image instead being designed by an AI.
Gamers have had a lot of fun messing with AI as of late, as the technology has been used in several different ways. Some gamers have used it to make photorealistic versions ofBloodborneandRed Deadcharacters, with evenThe Witcher 3’s NPCsgetting this treatment. The other way players have been entertaining themselves with AI is through image generation. While there have been many interesting results, the image that came about forThe Last of Us 2is particularly memorable.
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Posted by Redditor The_Girth_Smurf, the photo is a direct result of the game’s title being placed in the AI image generator. This strategy has led tostrange AI movie posters, accurate renditions of Skyrim’s open world, and other cool images, so it makes sense that a curious fan would see howThe Last of Us 2would be represented. The result is truly breathtaking, with the image managing to capture the essence of the series despite it essentially being random things thrown together.
At the bottom of the image isThe Last of Us 2protagonist Ellie, playing a guitar like she does at several points in the game. While any character could have been included, she fits the rest of the image perfectly. Ellie is performing in what looks like an empty studio of some kind, and it is easy to imagine a scenario where the character takes a moment to rest and play some music here. The building is large and full of overgrown grass and trees, with more foliage peeking through the window.
A neat detail sees some water on the floor, though the most eye-catching piece of this randomly generatedThe Last of Us 2artis the lighting. While yellow sunlight peaks through the windows on the right, brighter and redder light shines through on the left side of the image. Though there are a few minor errors, like a broken and unfinished tree on the ceiling, most fans were impressed with how good the image turned out to be. In the case of Redditor bin364, they feel as if this is one of the most accurate AI images they have seen posted thus far.
Withthe wait forThe Last of Us 2Factionslikely to be a lot longer, players can kill the time by continuing to make and share fan art. Even for those that lack the artistic talent to do this, it seems messing around with an AI image generator could lead to some images worth sharing.
The Last of Us 2is available now on PS5.
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