--- title: How to maintain cohesion between Asset packs | daily.dev description: Advice for indie game developers who aren't artists on how to keep visual cohesion when mixing asset packs from different publishers. The main recommendation... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-maintain-cohesion-between-asset-packs-0fwt5j7be twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: How to maintain cohesion between Asset packs | daily.dev og:description: Advice for indie game developers who aren't artists on how to keep visual cohesion when mixing asset packs from different publishers. The main recommendation... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-maintain-cohesion-between-asset-packs-0fwt5j7be og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/0fWt5j7Be.png og:image:alt: How to maintain cohesion between Asset packs og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How to maintain cohesion between Asset packs **[Code Monkey](https://daily.dev/sources/codemonkeyunity)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Advice for indie game developers who aren't artists on how to keep visual cohesion when mixing asset packs from different publishers. The main recommendation is sticking to a general style like low poly, since many publishers make compatible low poly assets that visually match even when combined. Using a common shader, like Quibli, across all assets also helps unify the look. The author cites their own game, Dinky Guardians, which mixed Synty and other asset packs while still looking cohesive. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How do I make asset packs from different publishers look consistent in my game? Stick to a single general art style, such as low poly, since many publishers create low poly assets that visually match even when combined from different sources. Applying a common shader across all assets, such as the Quibli shader, further unifies the look. This approach was used in the game Dinky Guardians, which mixed Synty and other packs while remaining visually cohesive. _daily.dev surfaces game dev workflow tips for indie developers piecing together art from multiple sources._ --- Tags: [#game-development](https://daily.dev/tags/game-development), [#game-design](https://daily.dev/tags/game-design) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-maintain-cohesion-between-asset-packs-0fwt5j7be) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"How to maintain cohesion between Asset packs","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-maintain-cohesion-between-asset-packs-0fwt5j7be","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-maintain-cohesion-between-asset-packs-0fwt5j7be"},"datePublished":"2026-08-22T12:16:58.591Z","dateModified":"2026-08-22T12:17:15.102Z","description":"Advice for indie game developers who aren't artists on how to keep visual cohesion when mixing asset packs from different publishers. 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