LUDOVICO C. PEDRON

To make peace with the sea..

Not gonna lie, I cried a little with this one. This is the way I found to say I finally got my top surgery! It was a long year waiting for the final approval, and right now, I still can't believe it's real.

Howdy everyone! It's been a while since I've posted here because it was to much of social media to share, so I left this one behind. Actually, I left all behind..

And of course, life happened, and happened a lot!

I got an important surgery, finished college, got unemployed, didn't got to master's degree and never could left of my parents house, because of job and money. So, I decided to kind of open my heart in this way because I'm ready to share a little bit of my story, but specially, the stories I create, and how I'm scared of dying without sharing it.

Yes, I'm scared. So, since I have no plan, and I'm pretty bit lost, I'm turning my Tumblr page into a digital journal to share my studies in art, essays I wrote, drawings, paintings and this kind of stuff while I make a good portfolio to work in the industry.

And, if someday I make it, I hope to find this note and read it to just tear up and see that sometimes I can make stuff happen.

So, let's go and I hope everything goes well.

Wanted to share this one as my first environment painting of the year because I’m pretty obsessed with painting and got really happy with this result. I started this one during a mentorship with the best person I could ask for, @sulamoon, and then finished it over the months, trying again and again. As always, music is an inspiration. While I was listening to the track “Whiskey Time” by Mogwai, I kept imagining fog and finding mystical things, like gods or something divine. So this came to mind: a world where people can connect with nature and find parts of these gods and kings who once existed and are now forgotten in the wilderness. Huge references involved, and a huge thanks to my friends, classmates, and mentors. Hope you enjoy it!

• Boah Arthur as my recent favourite study •

In times of GTA 6 trailer, I can’t help but think of Rockstar masterpiece. One of my favourite things with video games is to explore photo mode, and I made it a lot in Red Dead Redemption 2 and both The Last of Us games. I saw this one and felt the urge to paint it as some color study, or just for fun. Plus, I like to use just a few layers because I can get pretty lost among them.

I've been studying quite a lot lately and made this after searching poses of people fighting. I couldn't stop imagining Ciri and Geralt in a nice summer day in Kaer Morhen after all the battles. Ah, the good days..

Finally, I can properly sit down, write, and share these concepts I created. These are from my final college project, which, in one of its parts, explores concept art and its importance. These were my first concept arts, and I’m very proud of the results - especially because I wrote the story that gave birth to them and spent a few months with this character. The goal was to create a video game narrative, so I developed it through these concepts and a brief summary.

The story is about an old sailor and his relationship with the sea. I never told my teachers about it, but I’ve had this story in my mind ever since I read The Old Man and the Sea, one of my favorite books for a bazillion reasons. I just made some adjustments and, of course, finally brought it to life. I know I haven’t truly finished this story yet, and I hope to give it the same depth of meaning that it gave me. I also composed the soundtrack with the help of a friend, but I don’t feel ready to share it yet. Maybe someday, who knows?

In the past few years a lot has happened. I finally graduated from college, felt in love with research and writing, got a job then quit the job to just work as an artist and designer, started my hormone therapy (Suprise, I’m a transgender man), started French and Spanish, started to save money to visit Patagonia, Chile and Iceland, and goes on and on.

Meanwhile social media got pretty messed up and I got pretty tired and unmotivated to share stuff, even if I kind of want to, so here I am, trying out over and over again.

I know about the AI training and these kind of thing just make me really tired, always being scared and things like this. But at the same time, I got pretty lost in not sharing my stuff here, its my favorite place for it and have a special corner in my heart for Tumblr, found my favorite artists here, so I’m happy to be back.

• Sorrun and Captain Snow •

“Alone and forsaken”

Joel is one of my favourite characters, maybe the one. It’s been 10 years since this game and characters changed and made me the man I am today. Really, I got pretty sentimental about it thinking about 2013 when I came home to listen to the soundtrack and read comics..

Find and kill every last one of them.

“Are you with me?” 

• 🌿 Start • Finish 🌲 •

How the last drawing started, it could be something new but hey, I’m a busy boah