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link] ConceptArt. In order to initiate these changes, however, it was vital that we had proper environmental and character concepts to work from so that our 3D modeling team was fully capable of bringing the Kristala that exists in our minds to life in Unreal Engine. We can't wait to go back again next year!
ConceptArt. While most of our dev team focuses on preparing an exclusive build of Kristala for Play NYC, our talented conceptart team has been pumping out fresh designs for current weapons and items that still need revamped before our official vertical slice is complete.
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ConceptArt. 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. Wanna know more about this baddies and get a glimpse behind our art process?
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ConceptArt. Now that our conceptart 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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