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Creative Bloq
Creative Bloq
Technology
Ian Dean

"AI can’t replicate the soul of a scene", says AFK Arena’s lead environment artist

AFK Arena artist for XPPen; digital painting of cats and environments.

Lilith Games' AFK Arena is one of the world's most popular mobile games, with an art style that draws from Art Nouveau, has a distinctly hand-draw feel and emotional connection.

In my interview with environment artist Chenrui ZENG I dug into the Tim Burton and God of War influences on the game's scene art, but he also told me how AI isn't, or shouldn't be such a threat to game artists. Though he has some caveats for how and when AI could be used.

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