Aluminium pot — 3D study

Projeto pessoal

360° clay turntableAs the piece turns, the rounded bowl and the straight block of the pedestal can be seen from every side.

Aluminium pot with the lid lifted and a dark wooden knob, on an ochre pedestal against a teal background, seen from above at a three-quarter angle. — Lid lifted, interior in viewThe tilted lid creates a diagonal that opens the pot to the eye and reveals the inside, with the cool metal standing out against the background.

Close-up of the aluminium lid with matte grain and a strong highlight on its rim, with the dark wooden knob and its circular rings in the foreground. — Deliberate grain in the metalThe grain gives the aluminium a tactile feel. The dark knob, with its concentric wood rings, stands apart from the metal through color and texture.

Close-up of the aluminium pot's interior with soft reflections on the walls, the lid at the top and the ochre pedestal at the bottom right. — Interior in shadowThe bottom of the pot is darker than the lid, which adds depth to the bowl. The ochre pedestal comes in as a warm counterpoint.

Pot with lifted lid and a block pedestal, all in smooth untextured grey against a light grey background, seen from above. — Form in clayNo color or material, just volume and curves. This is the model view, in a slightly different pose from the final render.

Context

A personal study with no client: an aluminium pot with its lid lifted, modelled and rendered by me, without a tutorial.

Concept and art direction

The noise in the metal is deliberate. Its effect is to pull the aluminium away from a smooth, polished look: light breaks up on the grain instead of sliding across it, and the material gets a more tactile, worked-piece surface.

The scene keeps a lean palette of cool and warm: the aluminium reflects the teal of the background, and the pedestal’s ochre is the only warm colour of any weight.

Process and techniques

The main image is the final render. The turntable and the clay view come from the same 3D file and let you read the form without the material; they sit in a slightly different pose from the render.

Credits

3D modelling and render: Gilmar Dias. The HDRI and the metal material used are free third-party assets.

Aluminium pot — 3D study

Context

Concept and art direction

Process and techniques

Credits

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