Questions regarding ordering models

Answering as someone interested in the job.

1) It's always good to have good reference for a model. As for a bicycle, a high-resolution image of the bike as a whole from both sides would be sufficent. Images dont have to be isometric. Close up of the details, like the gears would be very good too.

2) I would determine the quality by overall accuracy of the model and mesh topology, meaning when rendered the light behaves correctly on the materials.

3) I have used 3x the price of a ready available good quality model as cost for a custom modeling job.

1. It depends on what you want! The more pictures, angles, the better ...

2. It depends whether the object is close to the camera or not. If you need a lot of details for a specific object you need a large number of polygons, that's for sure, but again it does not necessarily mean. In some cases it is sufficient the average number of polygons (100,000-500,000) to build a well-presented object. In some cases, it takes a lot more.... the more polygons, parts, better quality, heavier rendering, etc.

3. It all depends on your budget and how successful you want your marketing campaign to be. If you want a highly appealing product you will probably need to pay a bit more for a quality 3d rendering . If you are happy to settle for an image that just displays what your design will look like but probably will not impress anyone - then you can simply look for the cheapest price. Again, if this is a video presentation, it depend's on many things, like: quality, complexity, how many minutes and seconds it takes, and so on ..

1. The best is to get blueprints. Regarding the photos, they should be as much accurate as possible and from different angles. The more reference images, the better.

2. Quality criteria depends on the place where the model will be used. There are some general criteria such as construction, textures, rendering settings, cleanliness, mostly quads.

3. The price depends on the artists. The better portfolio and skills he has, the bigger price will be. Furthermore, most designers evaluate their work by hours / days the project will take them, so it depends how big your project is and how fast you want to have the final result.

Good luck!