I wanted to make a vending machine, but the normal items of a vending machine are boring, so I decided on a theme of Tea. The items in the machine are tea leaves canisters (possible addition of tea cans or bottles). For the style of the model,  because I want it to be set in the Overwatch universe, I had to think of a concept that is simple enough, has large bevels, and has a lighter tone. So light green is a perfect choice, and I will have to incorporate a gradient paint similar to Overwatch's vending machines. Then I was inspired by a food stall in Overwatch's Lijiang tower map and added a neon light signpost. 

Modelling

I model my base model in Maya. I successfully use bevels to create the shape. I modelled the base shape first, then extruded inwards to create the room for the racks. Then I also extruded in the pickup area. I then added the signpost by creating it with cubes. An Issue I have is the prevalence of n-gons. So I check every n-gons and use mesh clean-up to check and undo to manually fix them.

UV Unwrapping

I UV unwrapped the model in Maya, and find it relatively simple due to the non-complex shapes of the model. I manually cut cuts along the edges and unfold them. I have no problems except for the spacing of the UV shells, where I forgot to model an additional detail so I need to reorient and move reorganize them. 

Texturing