Astral Clock Tower Studios

APRIL 21, 2021

One such creature featured in Kristala is a sweet and gentle Hemani named Cloudette, an NPC you'll encounter in a unique level area called The Hermitage. The last concept we were able to cross off our list this sprint is a character concept featuring a jolly and loveable Ana NPC named Neil of Nisarga. 3D Environmental Design.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JULY 31, 2021

With revamped weapons well underway thanks to James, another of our talented artists, Amanda, worked on revising the concept for an important merchant NPC that will help you score all the wares and goods you need to complete your Raksaka Proving. Wanna see what this set looks like fully textured and detailed?

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

AUGUST 31, 2021

There's a specific role the damaged piece plays in the Kristala demo's core storyline, and it coincides with an NPC we've been keeping under wraps up until this point. This sprint, Fede was able to continue working on the soldiers and armor he'd started, polishing up details and working on intricate textures.

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CG Spectrum

JUNE 10, 2024

If they don’t create textures themselves, 3D modelers will work especially closely with texture artists and look development artists (aka surfacing artists) who will add realism and detail to their model through texture maps and shaders. They may also be required to use software that processes scans and photogrammetry.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MAY 27, 2021

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. 3D Environmental Design.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MARCH 23, 2022

After adding some rust to the texturing and bending and breaking a few of the rungs that comprise the gate's overall structure, we think Cass finally nailed it. 3D Generalist Joe was another talented team member to work on modeling and texturing a few props that will be handed off to our level designers and placed in Nisar (and beyond).

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Now that he's done with the model itself, Cass will focus on unwrapping the UV's before getting started on the detailed texturing for this colossal beauty. With Shelly's keen eye for detail (and impressive modeling and texturing skills), she's been able to capture exactly that with her new and improved crystal models.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JUNE 29, 2021

We'll walk you through Nick's entire process for modeling and texturing these Twiggies in the comprehensive version of today's dev blog. This sprint, Joe refined his textures by adding in more color variation to the mushrooms and the crystals that can be seen on the lantern below. Check it out! Have a look!

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Although he'd already completed the base models and initial texturing for the Nisargan Impaler and Rosethorne Swords prior to this sprint, Cass spent some time this month further refining each design and finetuning its details. Here are two of the different texture variants Pete showed off this sprint.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Using a design from our concept art team as a guide, Hassan first began piecing together this stunning wooden abode, then carefully textured it to make it look properly aged and lived in. They were instead created by a special NPC for a specific purpose.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

In our last issue, we showed off Nicholas's progress on the details he's added to give this NPC the signature Keozan look. With Lophi's model and textures nearly complete, Pete spent the first half of this sprint finetuning this beasty baddie's details and adding some additional flare to the character's fins and spines.

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Grumpy Gamer

FEBRUARY 14, 2005

Other than the people in my group, everyone else might as well be NPC's. I realize that it's all numbers under the veneer of a texture-map, but it was new for me, and I wanted to be rewarded. I've tried to strike up conversations with several other people and am ignored or greeted with a simple "hi", follow by a dash down the road.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 15, 2022

Oily skin texture). In-game models used in the cutscenes are obviously not suitable for close-up cutscenes in terms of texture or polygon quality. These dialogues, sounding more akin to whispering, usually take place among the crowds of NPCs who don't have names. Fortunately, the art design of the game performs well.

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