Astral Clock Tower Studios

MARCH 20, 2021

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. Here's a look at this crest's initial concept, followed by Nick's 3D rendition. link] Programming.

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iXie gaming

APRIL 24, 2023

The Stages of 3D Game Art Production There are several stages involved in 3D game art production: Concept art creation : This is the initial step in the production of 3D game art. It entails generating and outlining concepts for the game’s environments, objects, and characters.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Welcome back to the ever-enchanting Kristala dev blog, where you can get front-row seats to the development process for indie 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala, the first title from female-owned-and-operated indie game studio Astral Clocktower Studios. link] Concept Art. Game Production / Rigging / Animation. TANDARA CLAN.

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CG Spectrum

JUNE 10, 2024

3D Modelling 3D Animation FX Concept Art 2D Animation Game Design Game Programming 3D Modelling: Shaping Virtual Worlds “3D modelling is a rewarding career where you get to bring concepts and 2D imagery to life, sculpting personality and story into characters, objects, and environments.

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CG Spectrum

JANUARY 26, 2023

To create these lighting effects, 3D lighters often use some of the following software: Autodesk Maya : Maya is an industry-standard 3D lighting and rendering software employed by some of the biggest VFX, game, and animation studios and allows the execution of large, complex shots. sun/moonlight, overhead lights in a building, etc.).

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Here you'll get a front-row seat to the exciting development process for indie game Kristala, the inaugural title from female-lead Astral Clocktower Studios—an indie games studio based in Central PA, USA. We're also giving you a special first look at some new environmental concepts and progress made to our newest WIP level area.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MAY 27, 2021

Although this is typically the only place where you can get a monthly peek into all the development that goes into Kristala—a 3D dark fantasy ARPG from female-lead Astral Clocktower Studios—things will soon be changing. Concept Art. Right away, Harold dove into creating fresh, detailed concepts for each level area in the Kristala demo.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JULY 31, 2021

and try your luck at winning a FREE PS5 Disc Edition, courtesy of women-lead indie games studio, Astral Clocktower Studios. Featuring the latest releases from studios large and small—and from developers old and new—Play NYC celebrates every facet of gaming in a way that only the Big Apple can. Concept Art.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

OCTOBER 8, 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. As a reminder, here's the concept Tiff's working from as she builds out this wintry wonderland: And here's the work Tiff completed thus far on the in-game version. link] Concept Art.

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Filmustage

JANUARY 10, 2025

VFX studios use specialized software and animation techniques from early planning to final rendering. It creates a well-laid-out workflow that takes projects from concept to completion. Modern VFX studios use robust computing systems and specialized software to deliver complex visual sequences on tight deadlines.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Kristala is the inaugural title from the leading ladies behind Astral Clocktower Studios, a female-owned-and-operated indie games studio based in Central PA, USA. Over the past few sprints, our resident 3D Character Designer, Bianca, has been hard at work capturing the look of our Kota soldier concepts in 3D form.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JULY 6, 2020

Here's a look at some of the pieces Nick created for this purpose, including a cool homage to our studio itself. Lastly, Nick revisited the 3D model for his previously created Anagativa skeleton to improve its shape and textures before handing it off to Allie for rigging and animation. Concept Art. Can you spot it? Level Design.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JUNE 29, 2021

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. Astral Clocktower Studios x Game Raven Review. Concept Art.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

APRIL 21, 2021

This is the only place where you'll receive a monthly, in-depth look into the entire development process for 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala, an indie game built in Unreal Engine 4 by the incredibly talented team at Astral Clocktower Studios. Concept Art. Are you ready to get dark, dear friends? Trust us.we've got you covered.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MAY 14, 2020

Studio owners Allie and Tiff share their tips and tricks on rigging/animation and level design, respectively, and lead programmer Will walks us through the inner workings of Unreal Engine 4. Animation / Rigging / Production. Pretty cool, right? Here's a peek at some of our favorite moments from the past week's streams.

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Filmustage

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The Bullet Time rig from "The Matrix". VFX artists and studios continued to push the envelope, creating increasingly realistic and awe-inspiring visuals. It enables directors and artists to visualize and bring to life concepts that were once considered unattainable. Image source: beforesandafters.com ? Image source: IMDb.com ?Expanding

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Welcome back to the newest issue of the Kristala Dev Blog, a monthly compilation chronicling all the magic and mystery the Astral Clocktower Studios dev team puts into indie ARPG Kristala every development sprint. Speaking of more important tasks, Shelly has become the resident texture expert of the Astral Clocktower Studios dev family.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

AUGUST 5, 2020

Although we've tasked our newest concept artist and character modeler, Pete, with trying his hand at the textures for our main Anagativan characters (which you can see later on in this issue), Shelly spent the first half of this sprint finishing up her own textures. o [link] Concept Art. Check it out! Programming. What do you think?

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

DECEMBER 19, 2021

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

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

This is the place where we break down the development for 3D Dark Fantasy ARPG Kristala, an indie game currently in development by the talented team at women-owned indie games studios, Astral Clocktower Studios. Concept Art. These pieces will vary in both shape and strength.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

This is the place where we break down all aspects of development for 3D Dark Fantasy ARPG Kristala—an indie game in developed by the wildly talented dev team behind women-owned indie games studio, Astral Clocktower Studios. Concept Art. We ultimately ended up choosing the first option to include on the character in game.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

AUGUST 31, 2021

You just left reality and fell into a portal to the fantasy world of Ailur, the fictional planet that serves as the setting for 3D Dark Fantasy ARPG Kristala—an indie game developed by women-owned independent game studio, Astral Clocktower Studios (hey, that's us!). link] Concept Art. We can't wait to go back again next year!

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Mnenad

JULY 8, 2018

I used GenoTerra to research and reflect about the design process using procedural generation in the creation of base shapes that the designer/s in a studio can use to create a more coherent game world. 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!)

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MARCH 23, 2022

You're currently tuned in to the official Kristala Dev Blog, a monthly compilation of all the development done on our first game, Kristala: a Dark Fantasy ARPG created by women-owned indie game studio, Astral Clocktower Studios (hey, that's us!). Concept Art. First, James worked on the concept for our Warp VFX sequence.

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