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Game art vs game design: What is the difference?

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Let’s take the popular example of Candy Crush Saga , a level-based puzzle game. Character artist The character artist shapes the characters through the creation of visual elements like facial expressions, weapons, and clothing through the use of sculpture, rigging and editing.

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The Kristala Dev Blog - Issue #27

Astral Clock Tower Studios

Here you'll get an inside look at the detailed development work done for 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala, the inaugural title from the team behind Astral Clocktower Studios—a female-lead indie studio based in Central PA, USA. For now, let's leave reality behind and take a step into the dark fantasy world of Kristala. Rigging / Animation.

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The Kristala Dev Blog - Issue #25

Astral Clock Tower Studios

Hello, loyal Kristalans and faithful fantasy fanatics! 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. Let's get immersed in the dark fantasy world of Kristala.

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The Kristala Dev Blog - Issue #24

Astral Clock Tower Studios

Welcome back to the fantasy, friends! You're just in time for the latest installment of the ever-enchanting Kristala dev blog, a monthly compilation of the game development completed for indie 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala in November 2020. Now, let's get ready to amp up the magic and dive headfirst into the dark fantasy of Kristala.

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The Kristala Dev Blog - Issue #26

Astral Clock Tower Studios

Greetings, friends and fantasy aficionados! 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. Game Production / Rigging / Animation. link] Sound Design.

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The Kristala Dev Blog - Issue #35

Astral Clock Tower Studios

The dev blog is where we share all the behind-the-scenes dev action for Kristala, a 3D Dark Fantasy ARPG developed by the incredibly talented team at women-owned indie game studio, Astral Clocktower Studios. link] Rigging / Animation. Music is an important piece of the Kristala puzzle. We're so glad you're here. Concept Art.

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The Kristala Dev Blog - Issue #30

Astral Clock Tower Studios

Hello, dear friends and fantasy aficionados. This is the place where we bring you a monthly peek into the development process for 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala, an indie game developed using Unreal Engine 4 by women-lead Astral Clocktower Studios. link] Rigging / Animation. Music is an important piece of the Kristala puzzle.

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