The inspiration came from Jeff Patton's Buddha test renders on mymentalray.com. The original model can be downloaded from the Stanford 3D Scanning Repository, the HDR images I used are all courtesy of Paul Debevec.

Its just some shading exercise, nothing special or something I would be proud of. Though I found it an interesting study on the materiality of glazed ceramic. It definitely needs more investigation. However, what's next on my list is vintage clay surface.