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Ask a Game Dev

Takes the rigs built by the riggers and manipulates them so they can convey believable motion over time. Quality Assurance Tester : Tests assigned parts of the game (e.g. Rigger : [ The skeleton master ]. Builds, adjusts, and maintains animation skeletons for animators to make motions with. Animator : [ Sculptor of time ].

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A comprehensive guide to in-demand roles in film and games

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3D models can be rigged and then animated, placed as stationary objects in a scene by a layout artist, simulated or destroyed by an FX artist, and used for shadows or holdouts by a lighting artist. Texture artist - Texture artists specialize in creating the surface qualities (colors, patterns, sheens, etc.) What does a 3D animator do?

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