{"id":180493,"date":"2021-03-29T03:11:36","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T03:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/?p=180493"},"modified":"2021-03-29T03:11:36","modified_gmt":"2021-03-29T03:11:36","slug":"studios-are-building-businesses-with-3d-model-subscriptions-on-patreon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/studios-are-building-businesses-with-3d-model-subscriptions-on-patreon\/","title":{"rendered":"Studios are Building Businesses with 3D Model Subscriptions on Patreon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As affordable <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3D print<\/a>ers, especially high-resolution resin LED systems, continue to gain adoption within fan communities around the world, entirely new business models are st<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">art<\/a>ing to take shape, with the support of modern fund-raising tools, Patreon in p<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">art<\/a>icular. Graphic studios are creating collectible action figures, table-top game figurines, cosplay accessories, busts, movie memorabilia, and more for users to buy, download, and <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3D print<\/a> at home as p<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">art<\/a> of ongoing 3D model subscriptions.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"470\" class=\"wp-image-180536 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Pasted-into-Studios-are-Building-Businesses-with-3D-Model-Subscriptions-on-Patreon-.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Studios like Titan Forge and Hex3D have built a following of fans, with thousands of subscribing and paying followers who monthly receive their latest creations in the form of STLs to download and print. They, along with dozens of similar companies around the world, have been in the business of creating 3D models for <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3D print<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ing<\/a> since the early days of <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/consumer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">consumer<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3D print<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ing<\/a>, at the beginning of the past decade.<\/p>\n<p>Now many of these companies have grown\u2014and outgrown\u2014the early free 3D model networks, such as Thingiverse, created by additive manufacturing companies as a way to promote the use of their sellable products, the <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3D print<\/a>ers, and materials.  Now the 3D models are the sellable products.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1601\" height=\"759\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-180537 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Pasted-into-Studios-are-Building-Businesses-with-3D-Model-Subscriptions-on-Patreon-1-1.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Pasted-into-Studios-are-Building-Businesses-with-3D-Model-Subscriptions-on-Patreon-1-1.png 1601w, https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Pasted-into-Studios-are-Building-Businesses-with-3D-Model-Subscriptions-on-Patreon-1-1-1536x728.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1601px) 100vw, 1601px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Popular 3D model repositories such as CGTrader and Cults3D also continue to expand their offer of 3D models to buy and download however the difference with Patreon is that it promotes 3D model subscriptions with a business model that focuses on the <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">art<\/a>ist or studio first, rather than on the model itself. And many of them prefer this approach.<\/p>\n<p>In order to build and fuel their following, 3D <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">art<\/a>ists and studios now use a network of social media and <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">art<\/a>-funding portals such as Patreon to build their communities and get paid regularly for their work. And it\u2019s no longer just fun and games: for some of these companies and <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">art<\/a>ists, creating 3D models is a full time team jopb.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #eaeaea7a; padding: 15px 30px; overflow-wrap: break-word; display: flex; align-items: center; border-radius: 4px; box-shadow: -1px 4px 20px 0px #dedede; margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em;\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1; padding-right: 30px;\">\n<h4 style=\"margin-bottom: 14px;\">Manufacturing on Demand<\/h4>\n<div style=\"display: block;\">Maximize the freedom of your product design, get your ideal realized with 3D printing and other cutting-edge technologies!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a style=\"background-color: #0baee8; color: white; padding: 10px 20px; border-radius: 4px;\" href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i class=\"fa-fw auxicon auxicon-cloud-upload\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Get Quote<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" class=\"wp-image-180538 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Pasted-into-Studios-are-Building-Businesses-with-3D-Model-Subscriptions-on-Patreon-1-2.png\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-180539 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Pasted-into-Studios-are-Building-Businesses-with-3D-Model-Subscriptions-on-Patreon-1-3.png\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI was releasing models on Thingiverse since I think it st<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">art<\/a>ed or close to,\u201d says Geoffro, founder of Hex3D. \u201cThis is my full-time job now and I work approximately 120 hours a week on this Patreon, usually 7 days a week with about 4-5 hours sleep each day with the very odd Sunday off. Sounds mad,  I know \u2013 but when you enjoy what you do for a job \u2013 and you don\u2019t have bosses to answer to or tell you to go home \u2026But for me, it\u2019s very easy to put in 20 hours and not realize the Sun has risen and fallen and you are still working on the same model. I honestly wouldn\u2019t have it any other way.<\/p>\n<p>Each month, Geoff adds 10-20 to the Patreon page. As of November 2020, Hex3D has published 25 gigabytes of models and thousands of <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3D print<\/a>able p<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">art<\/a>s.. some of Hex3D\u2019s larger projects have over 300 p<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">art<\/a>s. There is a separate archive server where Patreon subscribers can access all of the previous releases dating back to the beginning.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" class=\"wp-image-180540 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Pasted-into-Studios-are-Building-Businesses-with-3D-Model-Subscriptions-on-Patreon-1-4.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>B3DSERK is another studio selling <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3D print<\/a>able DC Comics action figures on Patreon. Each month a new Epic Sculpture and bust is released in STL format, tested and ready for <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3D print<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ing<\/a>. Each month B3DSERK runs a poll with their community to decide on the next character to create. In this case, those who want to sell their prints can sign up for the $15\/mo. tier, with which they also receive promotional materials, if needed. In no case can the STL itself be sold.<\/p>\n<p>With over 10,000 patrons subscribing monthly, Poland-based Titan Forge is the largest studio selling <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3D print<\/a>able miniatures for fantasy board games (and for Sci-Fi ones too, through the Cyber Forge \u201cdivision\u201d). Their online store is a miniature supermarket, with hundreds of fantasy and sci-fi miniatures, bases for games, and tons of other general <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3D print<\/a>able figurines.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1386\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-180541 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Pasted-into-Studios-are-Building-Businesses-with-3D-Model-Subscriptions-on-Patreon-1-5.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Pasted-into-Studios-are-Building-Businesses-with-3D-Model-Subscriptions-on-Patreon-1-5.png 2048w, https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Pasted-into-Studios-are-Building-Businesses-with-3D-Model-Subscriptions-on-Patreon-1-5-1536x1040.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The potential business of <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3D print<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ing<\/a> figurines for tabletop RPG games was one of the first to emerge when <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3D print<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ing<\/a> became more accessible in the early 2010s. Now that high-resolution <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3D print<\/a>ers are available to everyone, with a good level of reliability and a very low learning curve (often much lower than the games themselves), this once fantasy business has taken off, limited only by the imagination of the 3D model creators (and their communities).<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; color: grey;\">* This article is reprinted from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dprintingmedia.network\/studios-are-building-businesses-with-3d-model-subscriptions-on-patreon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3D Printing Media Network<\/a>. If you are involved in infringement, please contact us to delete it.<\/p>\n<p><i class=\"far fa-fw fa-user\"><\/i> Author: Davide Sher<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As affordable 3D printers, especially high-resolution resin LED systems, continue to gain adoption within fan communities around the world, entirely new business models are starting to take shape, with the support of modern fund-raising tools, Patreon in particular. 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