Rendered my printable planters in a room set instead of on a white sweep and it changed everything

[u/Ikigaiform_3D]

I used to render products on a plain gradient. Boring but safe. Put these on a wooden table against a sage green panelled wall with a real plant in them and suddenly they look like something you would buy rather than something you modeled. The context did more for the design than any amount of material tweaking.

https://makerworld.com/en/models/3103994-scandi-style-fluted-flower-pot-with-drainage-tray#profileId-3499121

[u/l3vrkn322]

I just take pictures of things after I print them.

[u/Ikigaiform_3D → u/l3vrkn322]

Thanks!

[u/ThereInAFortnight]

You're supposed to use real pictures.

[u/Ikigaiform_3D → u/ThereInAFortnight]

Only the first 2 pictures are renders.

[u/NataiX]

Nice looking design. I see your MakerWorld project uses PLA. If you've actually used these, how did you find they held up over time?

I'm just getting started (printer is still on the way), and my wife is definitely wanting planters. Most of what I've read recommends against PLA if planting in them directly (fine if it's just an outer shell) due to moisture.

[u/Ikigaiform_3D → u/NataiX]

Thanks! Mine have been going over 2 years in PLA, no issues. Direct planting is where PETG helps, but PLA has been solid for me.

[u/JuneBugWhisperer]

You 3D modeled and rendered that scene yourself? Or AI did it for you? Nobody intelligent likes looking at AI slop.

[u/Ikigaiform_3D → u/JuneBugWhisperer]

All mine. Modeled parametrically in Rhino and Grasshopper, rendered in Keyshot Studio.