Incredible The Last of Us 2 Fan Art Fits Perfectly Into Ellie’s Journal

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A notebook sketch shared online is a picture-perfect tribute to The Last of Us 2. In the medium of pencil on lined paper, the artwork would be a seamless fit with the existing doodles in the journal entries that Ellie writes over the course of The Last of Us 2.

In June 2020, Naughty Dog delivered on its promise of a worthy sequel to 2013's The Last of Us. Unparalleled in its visceral and unflinching combat, with nuanced and fleshed-out characters navigating an unforgiving world where no moral truth is black and white, The Last of Us 2 set sales records worldwide and accrued countless accolades, including the Game Awards' 2020 game of the year. Naughty Dog would take that momentum and continue to run with The Last of Us IP, releasing a PS5 remake of the original title and greenlighting a live-action series of The Last of Us from HBO, both of which were warmly received, setting the stage for whatever comes next within the world of The Last of Us.

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In a loving tribute to The Last of Us 2, a Reddit user shared their most recent artwork based on the hit franchise. On a sheet of lined paper meant to be a page of Ellie's journal in the game, several sketches indicative of Ellie's journey line the perimeter of Ellie herself, shaded realistically from a side profile and delivering a look of equal parts contempt and concern. Ellie's iconic fern and moth tattoo is present on the page, as well as a corner sketch of Joel playing his acoustic guitar and the Fireflies logo. The top right of the page are maudlin musings from Ellie, scrawled realistically with lines dashed through certain words, beneath which are a quick sketch of a man's face with the eyes