Something I'd like to buy...

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#1

Something I’d like to buy… but I can’t and I wonder why.

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(Cycles, 800 samples, 15 minutes on GPU.)

Yeah, I know… This isn’t a picture for the gallery. It’s just an idea I got when I recently realized that I was still drinking my coffee from the mug that I bought during a commercial operation of a fast-food chain… last century. (It was used as model.)

I can have such a mug from a “mug printing” company but I think that it would be better if the Blender Foundation earned a percentage in the process, don’t you think?

I wouldn’t say no to a new mouse mat either… but that would have make a really boring picture. :wink:

#2

Agreed!
I dislike the design and the render (sorry I don´t want to bother you on it) but the idea is great! I would buy a blender cup as well.

-Leon-

#3

Could you be more specific about… well, everything. A vague criticism is very frustrating for an artist. I couldn’t resist to the urge to change my image already. Different lighting… but it’s still an utilitarian render.

As for the design, I can’t do much. A mug is a mug… And Blender’s logo with Blender’s colors and Blender’s name. What else? I can change the font tho… :wink:

#4

Interesting color/shader on the mug. I’d buy one as well. Butt ugly or not. lol

#5

Nice work, but IMO the mug would look a bit better with a less rough glossy shader, because at the moment it looks more like cheap plastic than ceramic. (or were you aiming for that?)
Great idea! modelling is fine.

#6

Nice work, but IMO the mug would look a bit better with a less rough glossy shader, because at the moment it looks more like cheap plastic than ceramic. (or were you aiming for that?)
Great idea! modelling is fine.

#7

sorry, accidentally posted twice when I pressed the back button.:slight_smile:

#8

@Jamosium: I reduced the shininess because the mugs in the background looked too metallic, like paint cans. Your post made me stare again at my picture… and I made some changes… again! :smiley: New HDRI without blue sky, no background mesh, more gloss on the mugs. (This thread is turning into a WIP.) :wink:

But I’m still not satisfied. The ceramic looks so much more shiny than on my real mug.