ART STUDY: Stylized Potion prop with snakes.

sketchfab

First off, this is a true test - the original artwork and artist are incredible, creating truly amazing art. Take a look at their work: https://www.artstation.com/shoobacca Check out the referenced piece: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/lVx6va This attempt is another challenge from Polycount that has helped me improve my skills in using Bezier curves to wrap snakes around bottles. I've become more comfortable with array modifiers on custom models, fitting them to curves, and then tweaking by hand to get the desired look. The material is entirely hand-painted. For the streaks of smoke, I used the same method as for the snake's body, but this time with transparency and UV stretching to emulate the fading effect.