Studio Backdrops

Description

I found myself making a lot of product shots lately, and thought that maybe it would be easier to have a set of backdrops that are easily customizable and that i could use really quickly instead of having to model them everytime. So that's what I did!

Here I created __five (5)__ different studio backdrops that you can use for products shots, showing off your model, or anything where you need a nice infinite background.

All of them have customizable parameters that use __Shapekeys__ to control them. Those parameters include: __Roundness, Height, Width, etc.__

Hopefully you guys find this really useful, I know I have, and if there is any problems with it please please let me know, I would like to make this better if I could.

There was no scripting involved because I have no idea how to script haha, but it would be awesome if somehow this were an add-on where you could choose from a menu which ones you want to import.

But anyways, enjoy and I hope it helps someone and happy blending!

__Note: In the preview images, I show only four backdrops, there are indeed five but I could only upload five pictures altogether. So that meant one main picture and four individual pictures. The one that is missing is just the basic "Studio L" backdrop. But you can see it in the main picture used as the example.__

Comments (75)

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mofx almost 13 years ago

SO, SO very useful, thanks.

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zerba almost 13 years ago

You're very welcome, glad it helps!

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cedarwax almost 13 years ago

This is very helpful. Would be a great addon with a selection menu. Wish I knew Python. Thank you very much.

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zerba almost 13 years ago

Yes, I really would want some kind of menu, but I guess for now you'd just have to append it. I'm happy you find it useful!

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mofx almost 13 years ago

That is a great idea.

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brianW almost 13 years ago

Nice thing to have, very useful. It gives me one of those 'why did no one think of it before?' moments. lol

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zerba almost 13 years ago

Haha yeah, I had to look it up to see if anyone else had done it but I guess not.

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JackBryanReynard almost 13 years ago

You should stick this on blendersartists or something; I'm sure there's a bored scripter or two willing to make this the add-on of the century. o: Good work!

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zerba almost 13 years ago

Hey that's a good idea! What section do you think I should post it in, I don't want people getting mad for putting it in the wrong place haha

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zerba almost 13 years ago

Woah, Staff Picks! Thanks guys, that's pretty awesome!! I'm really am happy people are finiding it useful!

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jamescandy almost 13 years ago

Congratulations on the staff pick, David! I have a question, and I feel a little silly asking it, but I'm really curious; what are the differences between these backdrops? By which I mean, are there certain types of shots where one backdrop will be more effective than another (such as a drink/beverage shot, versus a car shot, versus a character). I've only ever used a simple subsurfed wall/floor background, so I'm sure reflections are much different with all these options.

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zerba almost 13 years ago

No that's not a silly question. I had that same question too. But yeah, for different types of products you want different backdrops, like for example a big subject like a car would probably use the Corner Studio or "Studio U" backdrop because it kind of gives it scale and is more realistic. That's how I see it anyways haha. And the "Studio S" backdrop is good getting a certain reflection on the ground plain, like if you wanted just a but of reflection at the edge. Usually people would probably just use "Studio L" but it's good to have a variety :)

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TimJacobs almost 13 years ago

Thank You for adding this. I can see a lot of great uses for the backdrops.

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petyr almost 13 years ago

Absolutely helpful! Thanks a lot!

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ronald8e almost 13 years ago

Just great! Thank you :)

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Snipperbes almost 13 years ago

Bravo, sir/madam! Quality stuff, yet so simple.

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zerba almost 13 years ago

Haha, that would be sir :) Glad you like it!

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altfuns almost 13 years ago

Sweeeet!!! Thanks

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Aritaborian almost 13 years ago

Great work. Thank you very much.

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glorund almost 13 years ago

Hi, thanks for sharing, but if you want this to be really useful on productive environments for other people, I suggest to switch the license to something else such as public domain. If I should credit you for every use I do from this, it's perfectly fair but not usable beyond non profit works, or learning oriented things. Actually it's a thing that both don't like and that I care about to respect from Blendswap. Sometimes it seems just like people chose CC-BY because they don't know what exactly to do with things they share here. Regards, Raimon

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zerba almost 13 years ago

Hey man, you have a really good point and I completely agree with you now. But when I tried to edit the blend, I found no way of changing the licensing... So you can just ignore it and use how ever many times you want without crediting me EVERY time haha. Don't worry about getting into trouble with licensing or anything, because I personally said you can use it like that, so I'm sure it will be good. I really appreciate your input and knowledge on the subject :) and I'm glad you like the backdrops!

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comeinandburn almost 13 years ago

great idea using shapekeys:) thanks for sharing!

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AyoubM almost 13 years ago

I'm not a developer but I have "some scripting skills" I may try to turn this into an addon, thats if you dont mind.

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zerba almost 13 years ago

That would be awesome!

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Kramon almost 13 years ago

Without proper lightening is usles :D

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zerba almost 13 years ago

Well then I guess you should use proper lighting with it. :)

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zimpel almost 13 years ago

great thank you very much

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Big_Kahuna almost 13 years ago

Very helpful. Thanks for sharing!

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johnvms11 almost 13 years ago

Very helpful. And the use of shape keys - just brilliant! Thanks for sharing.

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zerba almost 13 years ago

Haha thanks, I didn't know any other way I would go about doing it :P

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Felinono almost 13 years ago

Really useful. Thanks a lot.

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gaztec almost 13 years ago

Thanks its very handy.

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gillesthefrog almost 13 years ago

great job. really usefull

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denfrost almost 13 years ago

Thanks. Cool idea.

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pacman829 almost 13 years ago

Really cool idea, dont know why i didnt think of this before. Anyone else having issues switching "studios" ?

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zerba almost 13 years ago

@pacman829 What do you mean "issues". Please do explain so I can fix it.

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KazeClans almost 13 years ago

I just love it!! Thanks, now I am going to use these a lot.. great idea!:)

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zerba almost 13 years ago

Thanks, I'm glad you like it!

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juju almost 13 years ago

This is cool man, very useful :D

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catsareassholes almost 13 years ago

Hmmm. Great blend. I'm somewhat new so maybe I'm missing something. Studio L shows up but when I remove it (click off the eye in the outliner) and click on another Studio "eye" it doesn't show. None of the others show....I must be doing it wrong. caa

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zerba almost 13 years ago

Hey, you aren't missing anything, I put them in separate layers so that its better organized. On the bottom panel where it says Object Mode, if you look to the right of it you will see little squares and some of them have dots in it. If you click on of those then the different backdrops will show up. :)

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gneders over 12 years ago

Apreciate your generosity, its just what Ive been looking for, good work!

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bone_eater over 12 years ago

this is awesome thanks and is there a current addon for it?

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zerba over 12 years ago

No, sadly I have no knowledge in scripting, but if you would like to work on one, just message me! That would be great!

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spartak over 12 years ago

cool thanks

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s1n86d over 12 years ago

great

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october18th over 12 years ago

Thank you for the scenes.. Great help. I tried rendering the scene and the backdrop is showing the wire frame through the texture. Any ideas?

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october18th over 12 years ago

Oops. Found out why.. I had two materials under the object, one of them being wire-frame.

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comeinandburn over 12 years ago

what an excellent share! thanks so much :) Very well thought out.

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Sanjiva over 12 years ago

Thanks for your great job! It is really useful. I had several problems with my own bending-plane by using the subsurf modifier, as it is sometimes created a noticeable gradient bands on certain circumstances. I will try with yours.

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CptJMitch about 12 years ago

Thanks for making this man :) , These will be a great time saver :)

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yogazwara about 12 years ago

great work, very helpful.. thx alots..

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JDHaller almost 12 years ago

Great for use with so much... :) Thanks for sharing

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HRC over 11 years ago

Perfect, these will be very useful. Thank you.

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mischa96 over 11 years ago

Very Well done but it would be better if there is a Camera beacuse i suck at positioning :D

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DiagonalShadow over 11 years ago

This is a really great idea, great for modelling cars and such, thanks for the great work!

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oggepoggelj over 11 years ago

Very good thanks very much!

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alejo160 about 11 years ago

Wow, very usefull, and Versatile.... thanks a lot....

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adanos6 almost 11 years ago

Thank you! :))

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MikaAsagi over 10 years ago

Thank you very much! This helped me a lot :D!

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designonwood about 10 years ago

thanks man, I am going to try it out. I am learning textures now so again, i think this will be a big help

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nandopera almost 9 years ago

Thanks dzerbs! This is very helpful and are nice models! Congrats!

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Supertuffe almost 9 years ago

Great! Veruy usefull for my developing skills! Thank you!

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jercyCG almost 8 years ago

Thanks a ton,for such a ease of work.

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MisterAsy over 7 years ago

Im Super Beginner in Blender or any 3d software. I got confused what to append in the file ? is it the object ? or ? I mean how to use this file ?

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ras770 over 7 years ago

8000 download while only 2 likes? Well, thank you uploader for sharing such valuable asset

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spiraI over 6 years ago

vouch

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carinea2 about 5 years ago

So helpful !!! After many years I download it again. You're the best, THANK YOU !!!

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zerba almost 5 years ago

Thank you! I'm people are still finding this useful!

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zerba almost 5 years ago

Thank you! I'm people are still finding this useful!

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zerodean almost 4 years ago

It's 2022 folks and this is STILL useful. THANK YOU.

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zerba over 3 years ago

Wow glad to know it still works and is being used. Thanks!

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arig_1375410 over 3 years ago

So useful !! Thanks!!

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montyrojo about 2 years ago

Thank you so much! Newbie question. I'm new to Blender and I'm having trouble toggling the visibility on the render layers. Do you know how I could export objs of the individual sets? I'd also be willing to purchase objs of them. Much appreciated.

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