Model, Light, and Render a Glowing Honey Jar

A glowing jar of honey is a project created “from scratch” in Blender in approximately fourteen minutes. Kenny Phases breaks down each element of the scene in detail: the glass, the honey with bubbles inside, the cork, the droplets running down the sides, the partially metallic label, the hexagonal tile on the floor, and the soft glow (added during the compositing stage), as well as a short animation.  He then changes the label and color scheme, transforming the original scene into four new variations. All five finished .blend files are available for download: you can open any of them and examine in detail how everything is structured.