Kaiyuan Tongbao
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This is a 3D model I made of a Kaiyuan Tongbao cash which, were it real, would be about 1400 years old.
I own several of these, and I thought it would be fun to create one of my own in Maya. I was correct.
I made it for a 16x16 canvas (almost 5000px at 300DPI) so I can put it on my wall.
The render took 8.5 hours for just the cash itself, the background I did in the potato shop.
Potentially interesting historical info:
The symbols on the cash, Kai Yuan Tong Bao, translate to 'New Beginning Universal Currency'.
This signifies a time when the ancient Chinese mints changed their operating processes.
Coins were given three distinct tiers:
Tong bao (Universal Currency)
Yuan bao (Original Currency)
Zhong bao (Heavy Currency)
These expressed a coin's value in a conceptual sense, rather than by its weight as had previously been the case.
maia is thinking about gnomes,
Sun 30 Nov 2014, 20:36,
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fun fact: the bump map for the circular edge of the coin is called "rimbump" and naming it made me laugh a lot maia is thinking about gnomes,
Sun 30 Nov 2014, 20:55,
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Nice workBut can you buy a coke with it from a vending machine?
mediocre ha ha ha, you're reading this,
Sun 30 Nov 2014, 21:21,
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I don't see how having water sprayed in your faceor a gust of wind between your legs will improve this!
this is all I know about 4D
(this is all I know about 4D
Frogbeat,
Sun 30 Nov 2014, 23:11,
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I took a photo of a dog's face then photoshopped his eyes into his nostrils.
Shlvng,
Sun 30 Nov 2014, 21:45,
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The hot summer produced a lot of Sabre-toothed Spiders this year, eh?
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Jabberwoc misses D.R. and Quinch,
Sun 30 Nov 2014, 21:49,
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