Drawtober 7: Tea

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This prompt made me think of a video I saw on Tumblr where someone had reposted (most likely) a video from douyin (the Chinese TikTok name). A tea master demonstrated with various clay tea pots that you can recognise the pot's quality by pouring tea from it - there should be no audible sound, even if you pour from very high up. So I looked for references for Chinese tea pots and found a video where someone made one. Took some caps and voilà. My headcanon is that Xiaoge finds a new hobby in Yucun by bonding with some village elders who teach him to make traditional clay pots to sell at the market. It's something soothing to do with his hands, and he has the patience for it. Making something useful would appeal to him I think.

Preview:

Xiaoge forming a clay teapot with his hands

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profiterole_reads

Oh yeah, I can see Xiaoge liking this hobby.

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mekare

Thank you!

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goss

I like all the hatching! And yes, I remember that original vid! It was fascinating to see the pouring results of different quality pieces. Great way to use the prompt. :D

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mekare

So much hatching! I debated whether to do any hatching on his face because I still feel very unsure about hatching skin.

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nnozomi

My headcanon is that Xiaoge finds a new hobby in Yucun by bonding with some village elders who teach him to make traditional clay pots to sell at the market.
love this idea and love the drawing!