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Aged Apple Cider - stylized 3D model

Please enjoy this warm cup of apple cider.
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My goals for this project were to capture the warm, delicious vibes of food in cozy games, improve my stylization skills, and learn Blender, coming from Maya, with something a bit simple.
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-I took most of my design inspiration from the food in my favorite childhood game, Webkinz. I looked at games like WOW, BOTW, Palia, and Wayfinder for low poly stylization and exaggeration reference.
-I modeled the lowpoly mesh in Blender, then created highpoly versions to sculpt details into. I baked the details onto the lowpoly mesh. I then edited the normal maps manually in a painting software to perfect the depths and effects I wanted.
-I also painted my textures on the UV map in my painting software.
-I imported my model and textures into Unreal to render. I created the liquid and glass materials from there.
-In Unreal, I reversed the normals of the liquid mesh to get an opaque liquid effect without covering up the floating fruit.
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In my next project, I'd like to push the stylization in sculpted details even further, and work on improved lighting.

A warm cup of aged and spiced apple cider

A warm cup of aged and spiced apple cider

A turnaround

These are my food concepts I created before choosing one to model

These are my food concepts I created before choosing one to model

UVs and normal maps

UVs and normal maps

Original sketches

Original sketches

I was inspired by Webkinz food and other cozy game props to make this warm cup of cider

I was inspired by Webkinz food and other cozy game props to make this warm cup of cider