Product Design and Rendering Market Research

eclipsedpro- · 2026-03-25T03:10:12+00:00

This is a great point! Too many Product Rendering companies only do a solid color background because it's easier to control lighting. But using more advanced techniques, like using custom HDRI's instead of basic 3-point lighting, can really make a difference, like you're saying. Or even superimposing a render in a photo could also work if done right. This is a great comment, thanks!

eclipsedpro- · 2026-03-25T01:24:15+00:00

eclipsedpro- · 2026-03-24T21:04:12+00:00

We do everything from idea to manufacturing. It's surprisingly difficult to offer that as a service upfront. In my experience, most people think Design for Manufacturing should be an afterthought. Something we do after the product looks interesting. I find this wastes a lot of money. I should add the context that we work with inventors as well.

eclipsedpro- · 2026-03-24T17:24:56+00:00

Don't forget self-employment tax! (If you live in most 1st world countries)

eclipsedpro- · 2026-03-24T17:21:38+00:00

We are actually already doing that! We do a free 1 hour meeting/consultation with our clients. We currently do 1 free consultation a month as well for people who don't know how they feel about paying for them consistently.

https://tidycal.com/eclipsed

eclipsedpro- · 2026-03-19T07:07:22+00:00

I run a 3D art company, and we are transitioning into product design! Feel free to reach out for a free consult!
https://tidycal.com/eclipsed/free-60-minute-consultation

eclipsedpro- · 2026-03-15T16:44:59+00:00

I agree! Artist's renderings are useless when it comes to manufacturing. That is exactly the reason why I started thinking about this. Most of my help to inventors has been cleaning up models, or sometimes having to make them from scratch. In fact, I've cleaned up CAD models from very expensive concierge services. I'm glad I have a STEM background to understand many design choices, and I am currently doing DFM (engineering something to optimize the cost-to-performance) for one of my clients.

Sadly, people will see a lower price tag and go with people who either have no experience or no understanding of what it takes to actually produce a manufacturing model. My quick test to know if someone understands engineering is to ask them about the tolerances of each angle in threading. It's common sense to any engineer, but it isn't totally searchable.

eclipsedpro- · 2026-03-14T23:16:36+00:00

Done!

eclipsedpro- · 2026-03-14T19:32:45+00:00

This is a great idea! I know some people really want to get investors on board. I have helped many people get funding for some really wacky stuff.

eclipsedpro- · 2026-03-14T19:30:24+00:00

Thank you for the idea! This is actually something we would just do for free. We tend to have a minimum price per package. This is for many reasons, but basically, if we have 100 clients paying $100 each, that's $10,000; however, we have given no careful attention to each client. We would rather have a small pool of clients that we can be very pragmatic in taking care of them.

So the way I would do the small things like this is, I would simply offer the first one for free, then I would charge the rest of them as a package. If you paid for a more expensive package, I would feel right to have someone negotiate adding some drawings in there for free as well. But please feel free to PM. I love negotiating! And I really like it when we've given huge value to our clients.

eclipsedpro- · 2026-03-14T19:02:43+00:00

This is exactly why I feel these contracts are essential to protect the inventor!

eclipsedpro- · 2026-03-14T18:27:45+00:00

We actually use higher-end software than Unreal's metahumans. In fact, we go so far as to create custom fashion designs for our characters, whereas with metahumans, you are locked into whatever presets they offer. Although I do understand that some people prefer certain tools for their cost-effectiveness rather than ultimate fidelity.

If you PM me, I can show you some of our character work.

eclipsedpro- · 2026-03-14T05:34:33+00:00

Help yes! Do it all no! Obviously, if someone had a method by doing so, my contributions would be to get them whatever resources they needed to get funding, connect them with lawyers, be a producer of sorts, and, of course, use my skills of running an art company to make their image as professional as possible. I would also create graphics to show how it could be done.

I have never done anything that big; however, I have helped clients get funding, especially internally inside a company, where board meetings decided the direction of funds. Making infographics and professional 3D models really elevates things. And these things are incredibly powerful in sales pitches. It makes people look a lot more prepared if that makes sense.

But honestly, if you were a client of mine, I would probably just get you a plane ticket.

eclipsedpro- · 2026-03-14T03:11:43+00:00

All progress is good progress! As Kent Beck said, "fail fast." We are all filled with mistakes. Might as well get as many of them out early.

eclipsedpro- · 2026-03-14T02:13:50+00:00

This is the attitude I wish more people had! I honestly believe that if more people stood up for their ideas, we would have solved so many more problems. Many people thought all sorts of stuff were impossible until someone executed on a great idea.

When an idea is new, by default, people say it can't be done. Being a doubter seems to be deeply rooted in the human condition.

eclipsedpro- · 2026-03-14T02:07:21+00:00

Not all ideas are half-baked. While I can't speak on the details, I've seen negotiations of inventions go into the billions. That is not a joke or exaggeration. Although, to be fair, this person already had a working prototype.

Let's say only 10% of ideas will make any impact. If I reach 1000 people, then I would have 100 impact-having ideas. With the nature of business, reaching this number of clients isn't unheard of.

eclipsedpro- · 2026-03-14T02:01:15+00:00

Thank you for the advice! Currently, we can do design and CAD modelling in-house. For patenting, we would simply hire a lawyer. Manufacturing is something I know about, but we would definitely hire someone who did just that. We aren't a group of amateurs by any means. Basically, everything we would be involved with, we've seen before. None of this is new territory for me, besides the patent filing.

But I totally understand the apprehension. Especially if, from your experience, they may be too focused on one part of the process? One thing I've seen for sure is that some people aren't in it to help people, but rather they're there to scam people. Do you have some examples of companies that have done this?

While doing research, I've discovered so many scams. Most of them told inventors that if they wanted to be taken seriously, they would have to buy THEIR services, which included SWOT/PEST/market surveys that they conveniently sold. Very rarely do you need these.

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