This was a realism test (just a personal project). I had a lot of fun with this one. :) I guess I can't really judge if it looks photoreal or not since I was looking at it for so long but that's what you're for!

This is also an older render that I'm just now posting up. Modeled and textured with Maya 2008. Rendered with mental ray. Used Photoshop to add post effects for a bit of added realism (noise, grain, depth of field, chromatic aberration).
Here are some viewport shots in case anyone was interested.
And I just took some shots of the viewport in Maya just in case anyone was interested. http://i42.tinypic.com/2dciq1d.png
http://i42.tinypic.com/2czu3yg.png
Tools Used: Maya 2008, Photoshop CS3
Comments
Merina Says:
Thats awesome, i have great respect for ppl who manage to do 3d.
Bandy Says:
Very interesting. I like the pottery designs, you did a super job!