After re-organising some old storage, I came across a model of a Jack Daniels bottle I had worked on a long time. The reletively complicated geometry of the glass made it an interesting shape to model. At the time, my rendering was reletively poor, and the model did not get fully realised.

With all the exam prep going on I have had chance to finish it as a break from study. The new model uses HDRI lighting, Ambient Occlusion, and more complex particle system to model the cigarette smoke. The only problem I am still unsatisfied with is the liquid itself, simulating the transparency, or lack of has been challenging and needs a little work still.

I will endevour to post wireframe models of this at some point in the near future. Remember - none of this image is real.

Completed using 3D Studio Max, and Mental Ray Renderer. Final composite and depth of field is in Photoshop,