Just cuz, I decided to render out my elephant teapot out of glass and a more simple ceramic. No real reason really, other than I wanted to know how to render glass and simple ceramic better. There’s a nifty little vid of it below.
Elephant Glass
December 18, 2008 - 1:35 am
if i had this i would drink tea every day. (i would also put egg drop soup in it so it sometimes looked like he had a bad cold when I poured it out.)
December 18, 2008 - 2:53 pm
This A_MAAAA_ZING! How did…..? What do…. ? Do you….? Ah, never mind, I’ll just enjoy. Spectacular!
December 18, 2008 - 4:36 pm
Whoa! That’s sweet! Loving the glass texture.
He seems to be saying, “What are you lookin’ at?” in a somewhat worried tone.
December 18, 2008 - 4:57 pm
Lee Ann and Doug, minestrone wouldn’t be much better really.
Marion, ha, thanks! It’s all just caustic photons and refractions really. 
Jimi, thanks! That’s the expression I see in the mirror every day.
December 18, 2008 - 9:53 pm
I drink tea almost everyday anyway. And I love the teapot I already own. And I’m trying to stop buying more stuff.
But I’d buy this in a heartbeat if it was actually available.
December 18, 2008 - 11:49 pm
this is awesome!
December 19, 2008 - 12:32 am
Tyson, I hope some day to figure out a way to make these things, thanks for the encouragment.
Colleen, Hey thanks! If I hadn’t had to monkey with caustics for class I probably never would have tried this.
December 19, 2008 - 10:36 am
Mannnnnnn! that on my coffe table would kick some serious @$$!!!!!
it’s so cool!
XD
December 20, 2008 - 7:36 pm
Thanks Bruna!
December 20, 2008 - 8:26 pm
Dang that’s sweet. And yeah, go ahead and put my order for one in too! (er…how much are those things?)
December 20, 2008 - 8:43 pm
Depends on whether you go for the diamond, cubic zirconia, or lucite.
December 22, 2008 - 12:11 am
Wow. This looks sooo real!! That`s amazing.
December 22, 2008 - 12:28 am
Hey thanks Cristina, it took me a bit to get the look just right. And I just noticed an upside down smiley face in the reflection, well whattya know.
December 25, 2008 - 6:25 am
That is the most awesome thing I’ve seen! There it is – the perfect Christmas Gift! Ho, I’d buy it in a second. A Glass Elephant á la Bryan. You should definitely get it made for real.
December 25, 2008 - 11:19 pm
Thanks Mette! So where does one get glass figurines made?
December 26, 2008 - 1:56 pm
Dude, that is a freakin’ sweet teapot! Where can I get one?
December 26, 2008 - 9:24 pm
Dude, I wish I knew! Maybe I should start researching how something like this could get made huh?
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