Weekly Drill 17 - Tequila

Update!

(Older) Final Renders:

I kept it simple with a shot glass of tequila and mezcal, which I learned aren't the same thing - "all tequilas are mezcals, but not all mezcals are tequilas." The mezcal has the worm in it and you can eat it if you want. From what I read, eating the worm is a way to prove your bravery and it is rumored to have "mystical" properties.

Process:

I tried to add some details like fingerprints from the bartender on the glass, some rim splashes and a normal map on the liquid to show the slight dip on the edge where the liquid touches the glass. For the final renders I also played with the post settings in Marmoset, like light bloom, focal distance and exposure.

I modeled in Maya, textured in Photoshop and Marmoset and rendered in Marmoset. I brought the final renders into Photoshop to help smooth out the blur transition on the table top because I couldn't figure out how to relax the fade on the shadow catcher in Marmoset.

The was a fun one (refraction, woo!) and I was definitely inspired by the posts this week!

The only issue I noticed, that I would like help understanding, is when I used a Boolean to make the dip in the shot glass:

When I smoothed the final shape out, I noticed some janky polygons. I tried cleaning up the mesh and I tried adding edge loops, but neither worked. So I left as is - but I am looking for answers!

Thanks for checking this out!