WHY ORDER IT

What a render is actually for

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PURPOSE
4 USES

A photo shoot needs a finished product, a studio and a day of someone's time. A render needs the model that already exists because the product has to be designed anyway — which is why it usually costs less and arrives earlier than the first prototype.

And unlike a photograph, a render can be changed: different colour, different finish, different configuration, same afternoon.

HOW IT WORKS

From model to frame

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PROCESS
3 STEPS

Step 01 / MATERIALS

Materials and finish

Every surface gets the properties of the real material: roughness, reflectivity, the direction of the brush marks on stainless, the slight texture of powder coating.

Painted steel, hot-dip galvanising, anodised aluminium and stainless all reflect light differently. Getting that wrong is what makes a render look like a render.

If you already have a RAL number or a supplier's finish, I match it rather than guess.

RALExact paint
colour match

PBRPhysically based
materials

ZINCHot-dip galvanising
and powder coating

INOXBrushed and polished
stainless

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KeyShot render of a front suspension control arm with a metallic finish

Step 02 / LIGHT AND ANGLE

Light and camera

Studio lighting on a neutral background for catalogues, or an environment with context when the product needs to be understood in place.

The angle is chosen so the structure reads: a canopy from below shows the frame, a piece of gym equipment from the user's side shows how it is used.

Output is 4K PNG with a transparent background where you need to place it on your own layout, or a finished composition where you do not.

4K3840 px
long edge

PNG αTransparent
background

360°Turntable
sequence

MP4Video
60 fps

Isometric render of a solar PV mounting structure with panels installed

Step 03 / SCOPE

Scope and timing

Price depends on the number of frames, whether the model already exists and whether video is involved. A render from an existing model is the fastest thing I do.

If I designed the product, the model is ready and rendering is a short additional step.

If you bring your own CAD file, I check it opens cleanly and tell you honestly whether it is render-ready or needs repair first.

STEPBring your own
CAD file

24 HReply
with a quote

NDASigned on
your template

REVRevisions within
the agreed scope

Render of a steel carport canopy with solar panels on the roof

NEXT STEP

Send the model — or the sketch

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START
NOW

If you have a CAD file, send it. If you only have an idea, that works too — I design the product first and render it afterwards.

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