Himalayan Treasures: Teapot for Tibetan market - Alexandra Gonzalez

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Name: Alexandra Gonzalez
Country: USA

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I picked this odd teapot for the challenge since I wanted to see if I can take my sculpting to a new heights. I also chose it due to having a lion as a handle (I love cats lol)

So here are the references I have gathered and set up on Miroboard.

-I broke down the shapes as basic I can to make the progress easier.

Handle Reference (Snow lion)

As it turns out, the lion on the handle is called a snow lion. I will add a short summary of what they represent in the culture.
Summary of the Snow Lion
In Himalayan history and culture, the snow lion holds significant symbolism, often representing strength, courage, and fearlessness. It is a mythical creature, believed to dwell in the highest mountains, particularly associated with Tibetan Buddhism. The snow lion is often depicted as a majestic and powerful creature, with a white coat and a flowing mane. In Tibetan Buddhist art and literature, it is sometimes portrayed as the mount of various deities, representing their transcendence over worldly obstacles. The snow lion's presence in Himalayan culture reflects the reverence and awe held for the majestic landscapes and the spiritual journey associated with the region.

Materials that will be used:

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Update: Blockout and beginning first pass.

- I broke down the main shapes down to the basics as you can see here. For the snow lion, I used a lion's anatomy to get a sense of where the shoulders would be etc.

-Figuring out how to approach the lion was a challenge for me though I broke it up to pieces then DynaMesh them together.

Amazing layer names 😛

That's all I have for now! See ya next time :3

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WIP of the Handle :3

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So I managed to do a first pass of the spout, which I think came out looking good so far.

I also asked for feedback on the handle got some great ones! Hopefully I can get to these asap before the end of the week! o.o

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Sorry about the lack of updates x.x The weather over here in Texas is getting pretty windy!

Anyways, I fixed up the tail and redid the mane after feedback. The next part is to add the scales (which I guess a snow lion has lol) and begin on the actual teapot lol

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So this is gonna be a rather big update!

Here goes...

So I forgot to add the update of when I added the scales for the handle. I used a simple scale alpha to get the main shapes in and did some adjustments afterwards to fit the model better. >.>;

I also began my progress on the small plates(?) by just doing some masking and clay buildup.

The Plates(?)

I continued to build up on the design and gathered feedback from some people. I ended up using the lasso tool to help masking some tricky details like the abstract shapes near the center.

Adding details to main body.

The script is called lansta and I grabbed a very basic saying commonly used and transformed it into an alpha within Photoshop.

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So now it comes down to adding final touches and texturing!

I've taken this to substance painter and have begun to texture the teacup.

This was a quick test bake to see how everything looked before I went ahead to adding the correct materials etc.

Once I saw that everything came out as nice as it can be, I went ahead and started to mask out each section using the ID maps from the bake. I had to make some adjustments using photoshop and imported the map into painter.

These are currently WIP textures and I also need to work on the lighting lol

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Final Submission

Himalayan Treasures: Teapot for Tibetan Market - Alexandra Gonzalez
Woo! I'm really happy I joined this challenge as I had a lot of fun! I learned a lot about sculpting and creating organic shapes.

Wireframe

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Breakdown of Texture.