I didn’t do a very good job covering Pixar’s presence at this year’s SIGGRAPH but I did stumble upon something I think you guys will love.
As you may or may not know, each year since ’03 Pixar’s RenderMan has given out a limited amount of walking teapots at their booth. This year’s release celebrates the studios’s first feature film in stereoscopic 3D. Naturally, the wind-up china is wearing anaglyph glasses; the box itself is even in 3D!
You can learn more about the RenderMan walking teapot tradition in this article from SIGGRAPH. Visit Pixar’s special page dedicated to the wind-up toys for more including downloadable wallpaper and a gallery of fan photos.
I don’t own any of these but I’m wondering if anyone here has a collection. Please tell us about it in the comments!
Last modified: September 15, 2009
I will need to learn more about renderman cos I never saw a thing like it. I wish I had one.