TRG's Raider Featurette - Larreks

Jan 31, 20176 min read

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Published: Jan 31, 2017

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"You can't blame me for knowing how to accessorize."

Welcome back, raiders! This week we have another interview and Raider Featurette for you to enjoy. If you're just hearing about this special deviant feature, check out last week's interview to read more about what we're doing here.

Without further ado, our second interview for this week comes from Larreks!

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Eugene or better known as Larreks, is a Russian fan who's been a fan of Lara since childhood. His artwork is created 3Dimensionally through Dusan Pavlicek's starting program, XNALara. He's created moments from all over the series, ranging from the first Tomb Raider game, all the way until Lara's newest debut, Rise of the Tomb Raider.

What was your first Tomb Raider game? "My first Tomb Raider game was Tomb Raider II: Starring Lara Croft."

What is your favorite Tomb Raider game? "My favorites are Tomb Raider 2 and Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness."

How much has Lara and the Tomb Raider games influenced your artwork or your passion for art? "Well, the games I played during my childhood with Lara are the best games for me - They inspired me in art and in life. When I look over the older moments in Tomb Raider, I get a desire to convey that atmosphere for the fans of the first adventures of Miss Croft. I really enjoy working with Lara's game models! So yes, Tomb Raider strongly influenced my art, and I am very happy it has."

When you do pieces of Lara, what is the main thing you want viewers to notice or see? "As I said, I want to convey the atmosphere of the old games, I want to remake my version of the visions of the first game of Lara and that means a lot that I can do that. I also want to capture some beautiful moments that would speak about Lara as a beautiful character, but also a strong and intelligent woman."

What do you use to create your artwork? "The programs I use are, XNALara, Blender Cycles and Photoshop."

What makes your artwork stand out versus perhaps other Tomb Raider art? "To be honest, I do not know; Every artist has his/her own style to create his/her work. My work does have a certain style, but my art is aimed at getting people to remember a time when Lara was just beginning her ascent in the eyes of the fans, although I do know that other artists feel this way as well in their own portrayals."

If you could of worked on any art direction for a previous Tomb Raider game, what game would it be? "I think it would be either Tomb Raider II or Tomb Raider IV: The Last Revelation."

What is your favorite characteristic of Lara? "I have always admired Lara's perseverance, her irresistible desire for adventure and a good knowledge of history and archeology."

What's your favorite quote from Lara? "The extraordinary is in what we do, not who we are."

Do you have any special plans for new Tomb Raider art? If so, what? "At the moment, I want to try to make a combined model of Lara, taking pieces from different artists, with the aim to please people and myself too and then use these models for the creation of new pieces of art."

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Be sure to check out Eugene's work, over at his gallery. Click here!