3D Product Renders & Animations for Crowdfunding Launch — Kitchen Appliance (Countertop Composter)

Description We're launching a compact kitchen countertop composter (LILA Mini) on Kickstarter and need high-quality 3D renders and animations for our paid advertising creatives, landing page, and campaign assets. We have production-ready CAD files (STEP format, ~168MB) and are looking for a 3D artist or studio experienced with product visualization for crowdfunding/e-commerce launches. What We Need Still Images 2–4x Studio Full Product renders — clean, dark-ground or lifestyle setting, hero-quality 2–5x Feature Detail renders — close-ups highlighting key product features (filtration system, pour mechanism, material finish) 2–3x Lifestyle / Location renders — product in a modern kitchen countertop environment, editorial lighting 1–3x Action / Use Case renders — product in use (pouring, filling, composting workflow) Animation 1x Exploded view animation (~10s) showing internal components — MP4 + GIF loop 1x Product hero animation (~10–15s) — lifestyle or studio setting, cinematic camera move Optional: 30s teaser video combining studio and lifestyle footage Format Requirements 4K master stills Aspect ratios: 16:9, 4:5, 1:1, 9:16 (crop adaptations from master shots) Animation: MP4 (H.264) + GIF loop 2 rounds of revisions per deliverable What We'll Provide Production-ready STEP file (detailed CAD geometry) Product reference photos and existing renders Brand color palette and creative direction references LaunchBoom visual asset checklist with specific shot descriptions Ideal Candidate Portfolio showing photorealistic product renders (kitchen/home appliances preferred) Experience with crowdfunding or e-commerce product launches Ability to create both studio stills and short product animations Familiarity with ad-ready deliverable formats (Meta, TikTok, Pinterest) How to Apply Please include in your proposal: Portfolio link — 3–5 examples of similar product visualization work Itemized quote — break down pricing per still image, per animation second, and any bundled package pricing Estimated timeline — from receiving CAD files to final delivery Software/tools — what you use for modeling, rendering, and animation (e.g., Blender, KeyShot, Cinema 4D, Octane, etc.) We're comparing quotes from multiple vendors and will evaluate based on quality, turnaround, and value. Budget is flexible for the right fit — we're looking for the best balance of quality and cost.