CG Spectrum

DECEMBER 15, 2022

I've always been drawn to cinema, especially art house movies. Before working in the games industry, I went to Hampshire College in the States for film and liberal arts studies, which led me to be a creator and was how I was introduced to 3D art. Drawing inspiration from art-house cinema. So, I signed up!

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JULY 6, 2020

[link] Next, Will worked on modifying the death systems for our main character (and some of the game's enemies) to allow them to utilize the new death animations Producer Allie recently created (make sure you check out the Game Production section to see them in action). 3D Asset Design. they say, curiosity killed the cat, no?

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JANUARY 14, 2021

Today we're serving up some seriously exciting updates, including a look at our new, custom game cursor; updates on our new player character's rigging and animation; and a sneak peek at our newest WIP level area. 3D Asset Design. The dynamic mesh will allow the door to be animated and properly opened and closed.

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Game Designing

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

A 3D animation rigger is a member of a visual effects team who helps to prepare 3D assets for animation. If you are looking to start a career in the field of digital media or 3D animation, becoming a 3D animation rigger may be a good choice for you. What is a 3D Animation Rigger?

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MAY 14, 2020

link] 3D Asset Design. Last on our list for Asset Design updates are a couple models brought to you by the newest member of the Astral Clocktower family, Shelly! Joe continues to power through setting up our Nasahara Ruins level and establishing a cache of assets to use for both scenery and obstacles. Here's the bug in action.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

OCTOBER 8, 2020

3D Asset Design. In our last issue, Nick had rounded out the month of August by getting started on the assets needed for our Nasahara Ruins level. In addition to her impressive modeling skills, Karena is also well-versed in animation and now lends her double-threat talents to the ACS Games dev family. link] Concept Art.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

In today's issue, you'll get an update on all the custom 3D assets we've been working on for the capital city of Nisar, plus a peek into our process for creating a fully functional facial rig for our female main character. 3D Asset Design. Ready to take a break from the mundane and dive head-first into the magic of Kristala?

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Awesome Tuts

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Here’s a short preview of the game that we’ll create: Download The Assets And Complete Project For This Tutorial. Download The Assets. You can download the assets and the complete project for this tutorial by clicking on the button above. Character Animation Blueprint. to open it.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Concept Art. Now that our concept art team has nearly completed the designs for all existing assets and items in the Kristala build that needed to be replaced with fresh assets, they're now able to move on to creating brand new items that don't yet have 3D counterparts. 3D Modeling. Green Potion: Cures poisoning.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MARCH 20, 2021

3D Asset Design. Once considered a thriving mecca for Anagativan art and entertainment, the Nisargan city of Nasahara was set ablaze during the Great Kota Rebellion, forcing its frightened denizens to flee the city they call home in search of safety and solace. link] Concept Art. Rigging / Animation.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Concept Art. When it comes to creating unique environments, characters, weapons, and other items—especially ones for an alien, fantasy world we dreamed up from scratch—we wouldn't get very far without our concept art team. 3D Modeling. You'll definitely find candles like these used heavily throughout the game.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JULY 31, 2021

Concept Art. While most of our dev team focuses on preparing an exclusive build of Kristala for Play NYC, our talented concept art team has been pumping out fresh designs for current weapons and items that still need revamped before our official vertical slice is complete. Rigging / Animation. link] Level Design.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

3D Asset Design. Once completed, Karena will work on a rig for the hatches that will allow them to open and close during gameplay. link] Concept Art. Game Production / Rigging / Animation. Are you ready to enter the fantasy? Here we go. If you're just joining us, you can read all about Nasahara's lore here.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

AUGUST 31, 2021

link] Concept Art. Once finished with the environmental concepts for the six clan capital cities, Harold then joined James in completing a few designs for items that still needed to be replaced with custom assets in the Kristala game build: Modular tunnel pieces. We can't wait to go back again next year! In-tact and broken Amulets.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

3D Asset Design. As has been the case for the past couple months, 3D Asset Designer, Nick, has steadily been chipping away at the long list of models he's working on that will be used to help detail our Nasahara Ruins level. Concept Art. We've got a lot of awesomeness to share with you today, so let's get right to it, shall we?

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Game Designing

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

If you’re of a certain age, there’s a good chance you grew up with a lot of classic cartoons, but you may have noticed that animated films these days just don’t look the same as they used to. You could chalk this up to nostalgia, but it also comes down to the classic techniques in animation that simply aren’t used anymore in commercial films.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

DECEMBER 11, 2020

3D Asset Design. Make sure you stop by our Concept Art section in this issue of the blog to get a sneak peek at what the armor sets will look like. link] Concept Art. We already introduced you to the two new members who joined our 3D modeling team, but we also welcomed a new addition to the ACS concept art team too.

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Mnenad

JULY 8, 2018

walking animation (mixamo). To rig and animate the character I could have used of course my preferred 3D-modelling software, but I found an amazing (it really is!) Mixamo allows you to upload a humanoid 3D character and it will rig it automatically after just a few simple steps like positioning the knees, shoulders, etc. 

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MAY 27, 2021

In a few months, we'll be kicking off our very own Patreon where you'll be able to get even more detailed and comprehensive dev blogs that include first looks at new models, inside access to previously unrevealed characters and NPCs, and a glimpse into how our programmers, artists, modelers, and animators do their thang. Concept Art.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MARCH 23, 2022

link] Not only does this new trailer feature a ton of sweet cinematics created right in Unreal Engine using our own models and animations, but it also showcases two new characters you’ll meet in gameplay during Kristala too. Concept Art. Bianca wasn't the only modeler working on custom assets for our Nisargan clan territory this issue.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Here's how it works: each month, we share all the progress every branch of development has made as they collectively work towards completing Kristala's vertical slice—from stunning concept art and 3D models to custom animations, level design, and everything in between. Concept Art.

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CG Spectrum

JANUARY 26, 2023

Scene from the 3D animation Finding Nemo before and after its been lit and rendered by a 3D lighting artist (Image: Pixar). The skills of a 3D lighting artist can be applied in video games, visualization , film and television, animations, and virtual production. the amount of sunlight, moonlight, cloud cover, etc.)

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

AUGUST 5, 2020

3D Asset Design. This sprint, our 3D Asset Designer, Nick, continued working through the long list of models that will detail and decorate the desolate and beautiful, ruined city of Nasahara. MYRTUNA CRYSTAL: As a mysterious clan of necromancers, the Myrtunans are gifted in the art of foresight and knowing. o [link] Concept Art.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 20, 2020

This game significantly cheaper production budget with assets being done in relatively low-quality 2D. The point I’m making is that high-quality asset production is not the only way to go. Unless you’re making a game with a renown IP (and controlled by a strict asset approval process). Trap 2: Choose your IP carefully.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 19, 2021

One has the lowest possible production values, while the other boasts assets built by a multi-hundred team. It just shows that success can be obtained in different ways, and in the case of Hero Wars, the success is likely due to how well the cheap art style works with misleading ads.

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