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Technical Art & VFX

Ship a performant, polished game with solid technical art

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Tech that supports the art

Creating the asset is only step one. With shader support, tech animation, and VFX, we’ll help it shine brighter and give your game that polished, finished feel.

Go beyond basic

A simple rig limits what’s possible. Players expect more, and a robust rig makes your game stand out! Jiggling rucksacks, flowing cloth, and advanced weapons that give animators the freedom to create unique, attention-grabbing assets.

Add that final touch

You know what can ruin a good attack? “Where is the impact?!”. The answer’s in the VFX, screen shake, hit stop, and procedural enemy hit reactions that sell the moment. Don’t make your assets carry it all – let us handle that last 10% so your game goes from functional to unforgettable.

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Technical Art & VFX Projects

Our tech art and VFX team makes sure visuals don’t just impress – they perform. We help studios meet milestones, solve bottlenecks and wow players.

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Metasounds audio

Stylized Kitchen

Crafted in Unreal Engine using a custom shader and MetaSounds, this scene blends visual style with audio depth to create a distinctive, atmospheric result.

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Combined characters on a single rig

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Unity implementation

Uh Oh Airlines

Bomas Game Studio needed a single character rig to support multiple characters, outfits and 2D facial expressions – all in Unity. We delivered a clean, modular setup that simplified production and kept things expressive, in keeping with the chaotically brilliant tone of Uh Oh Airlines.

Epic fantasy game character wielding a glowing sword, detailed armor and magical elements, set in a mystical forest environment.

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Stylised VFX

Unity implementation

Card & Character VFX

Shardbound

For Shardbound, we delivered punchy VFX (like summoning and special attacks) for cards and in-game characters for summoning and special attacks – helping gameplay feel satisfying and slick.

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Standardised Head Mesh

x3 Hair styles, x3 Beard styles, x25 tattoo variations

Modular Grooming Pipeline

The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria

Free Range Games brought MLC Studio on to support the dwarves of Return to Moria with customisable hair, beards and tattoos. We created a single shared head mesh and UVs across all characters to enable in-game personalisation, while maintaining fidelity, style and performance to work seamlessly in-game.

A vibrant and dynamic scene from a video game produced by MLC Studio, showcasing high-quality game art and animation elements.

Get more done for less

Did you know we also handle 3D art and animation to match your VFX?

Working with us across 3D game art, animation and environments keeps your pipeline seamless - no mismatched assets, no wasted fixes, just cohesive worlds polished by our tech art team.

Medieval village street with timber-framed houses, cobblestone path, vibrant flowers, castle in the background, sunny day, and lush greenery, fantasy medieval town scene.

3D Game Environment Art

Gamer character dressed in a fantasy battle outfit including a wolf mask, camouflage clothing, and armor, set against a dark background.

3D Game Art

Plane jump stunt in front of historic building with modern art installation, futuristic cityscape, high-tech robots, creative animation style, digital art illustration, vibrant colours, cinematic atmosphere, urban evening scene, sci-fi theme, cinematic lighting.

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Technical Art & VFX Process

We’ve helped to build and ship 30+ successful games

Now it’s your chance to get on those game charts.

It's more than game art. It's art that sells games.

If you need to win over publishers or players, the approach is the same. MLC Studio has the expertise, industry connections and team to help your game become a commercial success.

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FAQs

Yes – we build real-time, engine-ready VFX in both Unity and Unreal. We’re also about to create VFX and simulations in software such as Houdini.

Absolutely. We align the look and feel of VFX with your game’s visual identity – whether it’s painterly, pixel, anime-inspired, hyperreal or something in between. We’ll collaborate closely the whole way through so you know exactly what quality you’re game will have.

Yes, we’ve got technical artists who can build custom shaders, materials and blueprints as part of the VFX pipeline. We also work with Unity Shader Graph. We make sure the effects don’t just look good, but run well and integrate smoothly into your pipeline.

We optimise from the outset balancing impact with performance based on your target platforms. Particle budgets, shader complexity, overdraw and GPU load are all considered from day one.

Yes, we can author animations and timelines for effects, set up triggers (e.g. weapon swings, spell casting), and even build simple systems in Unity/Unreal if you need us to. We’ll slot into your existing tools or help build lightweight ones if needed.

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We have worked with MLC now for several years. They consistently provide a high quality service, exceeding expectations each time. The team caters to our needs, verifies our requirements and provides a definitive timeline that is complemented by solid communication throughout. Thanks to MLC, we’ve been able to achieve tight deadlines and handle unexpected hiccups. If you’re looking for an outsourcer who is going to ensure you succeed, this is the one.