Technical Art

By this point it’s probably becoming clear what huge variety there is in workflow, process, and problem spaces across the art pipeline. Different kinds of artists use different software and tools. Even artists in the same subdiscipline sometimes use different tools for the same thing. Haha. It’s fine—this is fine. And tech artists help everyone, regardless of their tools!

There are many different specializations within tech art, but at its core, it's about streamlining art creation and implementation. Whether on the tools side of things—building pipelines and custom tooling, or the game content side—rigging characters, or creating shaders, tech art requires keen problem solving skills. Check out this video to learn about some of the common specializations for tech art and why they’re so critical to any development team.