Jerry's Whiskey Sipper Animation
Who is Jerry?
Jerry Lin-Hsien Kung is a glass blower and tool maker living in Northern California. I came to know Jerry though a mutual friend. Learn more about his craft, ideas and passion for his work on his Instagram profile.
Collaboration
At some point, Jerry and I decided to collaborate. He sent me a 3D model of the whiskey glass he designed and produces. At the time, I'd been exploring dispersion, caustics and animation in KeyShot, a rendering software I use.
Process
The project is pretty simple. I wanted to create a looping animation and one that would rely on light and materials. In my mind, this could exist in a gallery as an installation. Using the 3D tools I had at my disposal, the experience remained digital.
I created a dispersive glass material to apply to the 3D model. Used a carefully placed light and lighting environment to illuminate the glass. Then, I used a special material on the floor to capture the caustic patterns.
KeyShot was used to create the materials, lighting and rendering. DaVinci Resolve was used for post processing and final rendering.
While short and simple, this was a very gratifying project and I'm very pleased with the results. It was fun to show how I interpret someone else's piece of art.
Print
While the print below is not available for purchase, it was a fun exercise to see how such a small object in real life can be experienced in such a different way at a larger scale.
