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Teacup Update 3

 Happy to say the teacup is officially finished this week. I'm also happy with how well the finished product has turned out.
The most challenging part was definitely the handle. From exuding the initial shape to adding extra loops to create the detail involved, Nothing about it was easy. The most difficult detail was the the spot the top of the handle connects to the cup. There is a lot happening with the shape and form of the handle there, and it doesn't follow much of the detail from the rest of the handle.
Ultimately, I could only get the flow between the shapes to behave correctly while the top curve was flat, therefor I have to correct the curvature after with Maya's soft selection feature as a finishing touch. Thankfully the alteration had little affect on the extruding shapes from the handle and ended up resembling the actual cup.

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