Astral Clock Tower Studios

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Check out Cass's interpretation of that idea in the crystal sewer lamps featured below. 3D Designer Karena has also been working on the large, cylindrical tree homes that will be featured in the Nisargan capital city of Nisar. Here's a look at each clan biome concept followed by its corresponding level area in the Kristala game build.

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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. Ready to take a break from the mundane and dive head-first into the magic of Kristala?

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JULY 31, 2021

After over a year of exhibiting at various online game conventions, we can't properly tell you how stoked we are to be presenting an exclusive build of Kristala—featuring our revamped demo level—at this year's Play NYC convention. Concept Art. Kristala at Play NYC 2021.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Kristala Featured at IWOCon 2020. As you may know, we recently decided to give the model for our Anagativa player character a complete overhaul to better match its gorgeous concept. link] Concept Art. As you can see from l_aciel's finished concepts below, these soldiers will vary in color, size, and level of difficulty.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JULY 6, 2020

link] Will also worked on setting up several of the original musical tracks that will be featured both in the Kristala demo and in the full version of the game. First, Nick worked on modeling a couple of old, moss- and dust-caked beds that will be featured in the various homes, huts, and burrows found in Ailur. Concept Art.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

DECEMBER 11, 2020

In last month's issue, we gave you a little introduction to the work our 3D Environmental Designer, Cass, had done on the first set of Jhacanda tree houses that will be featured in our Nisargan clan levels. 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

JUNE 29, 2021

Concept Art. After Concept Artist Harold reimagined each level area in the demo, we then had him concept out the individual props that will be needed to carefully detail each environment. We really liked the concept of the existing logo, but we wanted to see what it would look like with a more realistic clock tower.

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Ask a Game Dev

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Makes all of the high level decisions, including major features, story, world building, budgeting, scheduling, team composition, marketing, contracts, etc. Architects the game’s major technical features and framework, then gradually shifts to managing the engineers that join the team and keeping them tasked out and productive.

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CG Spectrum

JANUARY 13, 2023

Read about Aurore's journey from architecture to real-time 3D and see one of the magical worlds she built as part of the Real-time and Virtual Production Course at CG Spectrum, which was featured by Unreal Engine as part of their Community Spotlight! The Last Voyage concept came from a wish to bring my stylized art into a realistic world.

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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. Take a look at some of the recent armor concepts our talented artist James created this month.

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Filmustage

OCTOBER 6, 2023

This silent-era masterpiece featured a rocket crashing into the moon's eye, marking a pivotal moment in the history of special effects. The film featured realistic, computer-generated dinosaurs, a groundbreaking achievement that left audiences in awe. The Bullet Time rig from "The Matrix". Le Voyage dans la Lune (1902).

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Jaunty Bear Games

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

HUD Navigation System (HNS) is the ultimate collection of the most common navigation concepts from various games. HNS is modular so you can easily disable features you don’t need (unused features don’t affect the performance). . HUD Navigation System by Sickscore Games. Epic Toon FX by Archanor. Third Party Models.

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Game Designing

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

And, we will provide you with some tips you need to begin your journey getting started in 3D animation rigging. Once concept art has been created for a 3D character or asset, it will be the job of a 3D modeler to make the actual object that will be used by animators. What is a 3D Animation Rigger? What Skills Do Character Riggers Need?

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

AUGUST 31, 2021

Since the pandemic began, we've exhibited Kristala at a few awesome virtual conventions like IWOCon and Game Carnival; and while these cons are fun and feature a ton of interesting panels and industry speakers, they don't quite replace the value of in-person conventions. link] Concept Art. Kristala at Play NYC 2021.

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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.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MAY 14, 2020

Our go-to environmental designer, Cass, continues to create the various structures and dwellings that will be featured in various areas of Kristala, like the Nasahara Ruins and the small villages that pockmark Anagativa clan lands. Animation / Rigging / Production. What do you think these might be used for in the game? Lucky you!).

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Next, Nick created two variants for all four of the vendor signs that will be featured in the Nasahara Ruins level, then finished up a couple pieces for the Clocktower Park - an area within Nasahara that, as its name suggests, serves as a cheeky little homage to the studio name.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MAY 27, 2021

Concept Art. In our last issue, we introduced you to a bunch of new team members that recently joined our growing family, including our newest Environmental Concept artist, Harold. Right away, Harold dove into creating fresh, detailed concepts for each level area in the Kristala demo. Let's dive in.

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Mnenad

APRIL 9, 2018

One is sketching a scene or character concept very rough and with a lot of gesture on a piece of paper (or digitally) but in the following steps, when it comes to outlining the shapes, the sketch becomes sort of stiff and loses its dynamic. I bet those of you who are into drawing experienced this also once or twice while working on a piece.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

APRIL 21, 2021

Concept Art. As part of our demo overhaul, we recently welcomed a few new team members into our motley crew in order to help us better establish the dark-fantasy vibe we're going for—including the newest member to our Concept Art team, Harold. Curious about Harold's process for building out each concept's composition?

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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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Astral Clock Tower Studios

AUGUST 5, 2020

Last issue, we shared the texturing work Cass had started on the forest homes, many of which resemble beautiful log cabins due to the intricate woodwork featured throughout. Their sacred crystal features an eye to represent this special Myrtunan gift. Take a look! We can't wait to see what the other three will look like. Check it out!

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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. The second character reveal features the first major boss you’ll encounter in Kristala: Hiratrola, the Abandoned Son.

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CG Spectrum

JANUARY 26, 2023

featured] While this can provide very realistic light results, a lighting artist has less flexibility over adjusting the light, aside from rotating the subject in relation to the light source or adjusting the brightness. Creating or applying light rigs based on concept art or on set reference.

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Filmustage

OCTOBER 27, 2023

These may range from makeup and prosthetics to miniature models, mechanical rigs, and on-set explosions. ? In the early stages, the supervisor assists in shaping the project’s vision, determining the visual effects necessary to bring the concept to life.

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