Outsource 3D renderings: the best move

Are you debating whether to hire a 3D artist in-house or outsource 3D renderings of your furniture to a design firm?

There is clearly value on both sides of the fence, and we want you to grasp it before making a judgment.

First, let’s keep in mind that not only the well-funded companies with in-house 3D rendering teams could afford high-resolution computer graphics.

In fact, instead of maintaining extra full-time personnel on hand, you may offload it and just pay for the job that is completed.

So whether you are a supplier or retailer of furniture, you can certainly enjoy the opportunity to outsource 3D renderings and make a comeback thereafter.

Here are our thoughts on whether or not 3D furniture rendering should be outsourced.

The real cost of in-house cgi production

Making your own visuals by hiring a cgi designer has several advantages:

– you follow the entire process and can quickly adjust any errors,

– your expenses are planned in advance as well as the volume of 3D visuals produced per month,

– you can automate the production of lifestyle renderings by recruiting an art director and several graphic designers

But have you thought about all the expenses inherent in it?

Let’s check this out:

1.        Hardware

The equipment of a cgi artist is very expensive. It requires a very powerful machine to master the 3dsMax software and make beautiful renderings. Thus, you will have to foresee by position:

• Computer : 5 to $7000
• Screen : 1000$
• Desk + chair : $1000
• TOTAL : About $9000 to invest (e.g. $3000 for depreciation and amortization),

Sounds scary? You are not out of the woods yet!

2.       Software

As you know, the computer is useless without software. So expect to pay $215/month or $1700/year for the 3dsMax license. Add $500 for various but essential plugins.

You also need to model the furniture? Plan around $2000 for licenses for software dedicated to 3D modeling.

3.       Training

Because softwares evolve and because work legislations impose to the employer to train his staff, it will be necessary to devote a week of training to your cgi designer. Cost: $2000 or $3000/year…

4.       Office space fees

Have you thought about where to put your employee? Do you know that the small 5m² you are going to give him/her will cost you an average of $750/year?

To conclude, in-house production will require an important investment :

• material: $3000
• licenses: $2200
• training: $2500
• office rent: $750 for office rent.

5.       Working force

You’re already up to $8500/year if you’re lucky… and yet we forgot the most important thing: the salary of your graphic designer! Add another $36,000/year for an average profile!

6.      Profitability

To calculate the profitability and to be able to compare with outsource 3D renderings, it only remains to know the number of visuals that a 3D artist can produce. In general, an experienced graphic artist can produce 2 scenes per week.

If you take out vacations, training period, public holidays or sick leave, we can estimate that your employee will be able to produce 90 scenes per year.

Thus, we can deduce that the in-house production of lifestyle rendering costs about $500/scene. (44500/90)

Outsource 3D renderings: get ready to save money!

What if outsource 3D renderings was a way to get high quality pictures at a low price? What if you could save time and focus on more important tasks? What if we could multiply our production capacity to meet your needs? These are the advantages of outsourcing.

Attractive prices of outsource 3D renderings

Our organization within the Studio and our location in Tunisia allow us to offer very advantageous rates.

Thus, outsource 3D renderings costs between $250 and $400, depending on the complexity of the scene. This atmosphere can be reused by combining new furniture in order to make the cost of the scene more profitable.

Outsource 3D renderings save you time

The risk of engaging cgi artists on a full-time basis is they might remain idle in between jobs. On the other side, opting for cgi agency will allow you to pay only when you need it.

And the advantages are numerous: There’s no need to

• monitor the work of outsource 3D renderings,
• manage the HR part
• tie up budget for investments

When you choose outsource 3D renderings, you can focus on more important parts of your business, such as developing your marketing strategy, building partnerships or improving your website.

High volume production

Doing a photo shoot for a furniture catalogue requires a lot of effort. A huge logistic, hours spent to organize everything to finally risk a storm the day of the shooting…

Instead, outsource 3D renderings require nothing more than the factory photos of the furniture and an inspiration image for the scene. From there, we take care of everything, regardless of the volume of visuals required.

Our strength is that we can adapt and temporarily increase our team to produce your order as quickly as possible. Obviously, this requires work upstream – to prepare all the input data – and downstream – to follow the production and any corrections.

Outsource 3D renderings: reuse to save more!

As you already know, the advantage of outsource 3D renderings is that you can reuse models or scenes by declining them.

So you can reuse a scene by inserting different furniture models, or on the contrary use the same model in different scenes.

The most frequent case of declination is the modification of color or texture. For the price of a texture search and rendering (45€), you get a visual of your furniture in another color.

Imagine how useful this service is when it comes to sofas!  Rather than carrying several living rooms with the same shape but different coverings to photograph them, you let us handle it and you get your visual 1 hour later!

Customer satisfaction is what matters

Furthermore, when there are amazing 3d models of items to examine, clients are more likely to acquire them.

By outsourcing with a company specialized in furniture lifestyle rendering, your product photography will entice your customers and encourage them to buy your goods again and again.

Your consistency in maintaining high quality will boost your brand image in the eyes of customers, and increase their trust.

Outsource 3D renderings is a competitive advantage

Keep in mind that cutting your operating expenditures and saving your time by working with the top talent in 3D rendering field will make your financial statements flourish.

If you want to outsmart your competitors, opt for outsource 3D renderings. It’s possible that your rivals have employed in-house 3D experts to undertake basic product modeling. But our experienced 3D professionals may go above, providing you with world-class models.

So, if you’re seeking to improve your business’s profitability, reputation and performance, outsourcing 3D renders is something you should seriously consider.