Dencity

Tea Terms

Oolong Tea Types 烏龍茶分為：

white oolong: 白茶烏龍
twisted oolong: 條形烏龍
pelleted oolong: 球形烏龍
roasted oolong: 熟火烏龍
white tipped oolong: 白毫烏龍

Tea Ware 茶具:

tea cart 茶車
water heater煮水器
water kettle 水壺
tea basin 水盂
tea caddy (canister) 茶罐

tea boat 茶船
teapot 茶壺
cover bowl 蓋碗
tea pad 壺墊
tea pitcher茶盅
lid saucer蓋置

towel tray茶巾盤
tea towel 茶巾
tea holder茶荷
tea brush 茶拂
timer 定時器
tea spoon 茶匙

serving tray奉茶盤
teacup 茶杯
cup saucer杯托

seat cushion座墊
cup cover 杯套
packing wrap包壺巾
tea ware bag 茶具袋
ground pad 地衣
strainer cup 同心杯
personal tea set 個人品茗組（茶具）
brewing vessel 沖泡盅
tea ware 茶器
thermos 熱水瓶
tea urn / jar 茶甕
tea table 茶桌
side table側櫃
tea bowl 茶碗
spout bowl 有流茶碗
heating base煮水器底坐

http://teaarts.blogspot.com/2010/06/tea-terms-2010.html

Thesis Synopsis

The Sixth Leaf

Abstract

The Sixth Leaf is a three minute 3D animated short about meditation and relaxation in our daily lives. In the modern world where every thing is getting faster and faster, I believe we have to really slow things down in order to enjoy our life. By using the theme of the traditional Asian tea ritual, I intend to bring out the beauty of the culture and how one can achieve a mental state of relaxation through the process of tea preparation.

Influences

My influence of doing this topic involves a lot of my personal experience. For example, when I was back in Taiwan, my girlfriend and me had a trip to a traditional ceramics town, there we hand made a teacup for each other. Now that I’m in New York, when I use this cup to drink tea, I started to realize every little detail on the cup and the warmth of the tea within relaxes me. I’m influenced by Taiwanese pottery artist Heinrich Wang, his tea ware embody the concept of slowness and meditation. I find the same inspiration in the simplicity of work by architect Shigeru Ban.

Process

The animation will be created in Maya. For the fluid simulation, I will be using RealFlow to create the tea and waterfall in the animation. I will also create different scripts and tools along the way to help the workflow. For example, a random vertex move tool, which will move all the vertices of the model a slight amount to make the model look more natural and less computer generated. Further more. I will focus on texturing and lighting to bring out the detail and the tactile qualities of the tea ware and the environment. For instance, I will be using my paintings as textures for the pottery to add another level of aesthetics to the animation.