Making Renders in Blender Look Like Instagram Stories

3D Artist known as According_Menu5172 on Reddit has recently impressed hundreds of people by showcasing an incredible 3D render created with Blender.

Depicting a realistic-looking bottle of Fanta and several professional markers, the final result can easily be mistaken for a real-life photo, with the artist noting that the project's goal was to convey this Instagram vibe in 3D and make the render look like a story from social media. To prove that it is indeed a 3D render, the author also shared a WIP shot demonstrating the props during the earlier stages of production:

The creator has also commented that to set up the scene's Fanta bottle, they used a free 3D model created by 3Dsky user Evgench with 3ds Max:

You can learn more about the project by checking out the artist's original Reddit post here.

Notably, this is not the first Blender project that impresses us with its realistic looks today. Earlier, we also highlighted an impressive abandoned mine environment created by 3D Artist and Reddit user known only as Shamanishka with Blender and Megascans assets:

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