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DECEMBER 22, 2022

Art Director - Art lead. Works with the executive producer to establish the game’s visual style and reference materials for the art team, then gradually shifts to managing all of the artists and keeping them tasked out and productive. Art Concept Artist : [ Iterator Extreme ]. All artists report to him.

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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. Here's an update on the textures for the outdoor table and leaf shade Karena created.

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Radiator Blog

APRIL 18, 2022

And if you're making the typical aspirational photorealistic action game, you'll probably want UE's gameplay architecture and free photoscan assets too. But if you want high-end then UE5 Nanite / Lumen is light years beyond Unity HDRP anyway? Most recently, respected developer Ethan Lee has weighed in.

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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

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. This sprint, Karena was able to tackle the UVs and begin texturing.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MAY 14, 2020

link] 3D Asset Design. We've shown off Bianca's progress on the tree trunk spider enemy in previous issues, and we're super pleased to be showing you the fully textured and painted fiend. 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!

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

3D Asset Design. Take a look at the progress he made on modeling and texturing the sewer pipes, grates, landings, and divisions. Once the models for the sewer items were completed, Cass then shifted focus to texturing them. Are you ready to enter the fantasy? Here we go. Tune in to next month's dev blog to see the updates!

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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. Here's a look at Cass's finished model for the coliseum, complete with unwrapped UVs and applied textures. link] Concept Art. There will be rum!

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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. Wanna see what this set looks like fully textured and detailed?

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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

DECEMBER 11, 2020

3D Asset Design. Once he's modeled all three sets, Cass will then begin the tedious texturing process for each one. This sprint, Karena was able to complete her model and begin texturing. 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.

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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. 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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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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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. 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

MAY 27, 2021

Concept Art. We especially love the scale-like indentations Bianca has started to add and we can't wait to see how he looks with painting and textures. The texturing featured in the below video is just a stand-in, but you can see how this plugin helps us better tame this feline fur. Let's dive in. 3D Environmental Design.

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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. Much to Cass's relief (we're sure anyway), he was finally able to finish applying textures to the townhouses over the past few weeks.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MARCH 23, 2022

Concept Art. When we last met, our concept art team was working on finalizing a few last-minute items needed for our Vertical Slice. With all core mechanics and elements now in place, the last thing on the list is to add any last-minute assets and address bugs.

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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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