A whimsical snow-covered house shaped like a teapot with a chimney emitting smoke, a small front porch with stairs, decorative windows, a large door, and a sign hanging on the side with Cyrillic text and a teapot icon, set against a sunset sky.

12th Century Russian Teapot

Project Type

3D work, art direction, concept art, environment design

Date

September 2024

Software

Blender, Procreate

This was a university project that I did in the beginning of September 2024. The challenge was to create a shop from 3 randomly assigned things: location, profession, and time-period, resulting in St Petersburg, Pottery Shop, and 1215 A.D, which was heavily inspired by the films Anastasia (1997) and Treasure Planet (2002). The project required thorough research and design before creating a 3D model in Blender.

Concept Art & Sketches

A whimsical illustration of a house shaped like a teapot, decorated with blue flowers and snow, set on snowy ground during a sunset with a pink and purple sky. The teapot's spout has a sign hanging that reads in Russian

Line drawing of a two-story building with curved roofs, featuring signs in Russian and a round window on each floor.

3D Renders

A pencil sketch of a whimsical house with a dome-shaped roof topped with a onion-shaped ornament. The house has a large circular window, two smaller windows, and a staircase leading to the entrance. There are decorative elements like flowers and circles around the house. To the right, a sign in Russian reads "Гондарный дворец" (Gondar Palace) with a small hanging sign underneath.

A detailed sketch of signs with design ideas. The signs include images of a pottery vase and Russian text, with handwritten notes about colors, shapes, and inspiration from the church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, depicting a porcelain palace in Russian style, with color options and descriptions of patterns and influences.

A pencil sketch of a house with a rounded roof, a front porch, and stairs leading up to it. There are some snowmen to the right of the house and a sign hanging from a pole with Russian text that reads "Горячий дворец".

A whimsical snow-covered house shaped like a whale with a staircase leading to the entrance, set against an orange dusk sky. The house has a decorated exterior, with a chimney emitting smoke and a sign hanging from the tail. The sign features Cyrillic text and an image of a pot.