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The process emphasizes balancing hand-painted aesthetics with PBR workflows, efficient modeling using ZModeler, clean topology for animation, and strategic lighting to achieve an Arcane-inspired look while maintaining game-ready technical standards. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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