Behold, the fruits of some 10 hours of YouTube tutorials:
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Smooth glass cup... suspiciously too smooth... gonna need to throw another texture on that there glass.
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This cafe doesn't believe in overhead lighting, but it does believe in soft focus to hide its imperfections.
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Several thousand lightning and angle iterations later, I figured out how to make it rain.
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Before I worked out how to make a convincing napkin, Sir Donut made a mockery of physics.
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I had to add a napkin, because only a sociopath would sit in a dark cafe eating donuts directly on the countertop.
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I quite liked the mood in this one, even if donutless.
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3D model, or a 'Gram from that one friend who's always trying to be artsy-blurry in cafes?
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The donut was my first ever 3D model... can't tell at all, right? Haha, please lie to me.
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The scene behind the scenes. The window planes are, um, large, yes.
Cozy, eh? All that's missing is a good book. I think I'll model one... if only so that the next time someone asks "How's the novel coming?", I can answer with earned confidence.