As a 3D artist, you may find that you need to quickly mock up a concept image of a vehicle, building, or product.
Or perhaps you need a quick and easy way to show that same subject in a variety of different locations.
Either way, you’ll need high-resolution background visuals depicting the real world, accurate lighting data, and enough 3D elements (like a 3D floor) to make your shot look realistic.
3D Backgrounds are single-angle 3D scenes designed to run natively in popular DCCs like Unreal Engine, Blender, and more with minimal setup.
Here at CGI.Backgrounds , we have a variety of free 3D Backgrounds for Blender, Unreal Engine, and more that you can download immediately for your projects.
Although they’re free to use under a Creative Commons license, our 3D Backgrounds come with more powerful features than you might expect from a free download.
The background visuals are captured using medium-format digital cameras, providing unparalleled resolution and realism. Our photographic team travels around the world to capture our 3D Backgrounds in actual locations.
Although we specialize in automotive rendering, these backgrounds can be used for archviz, product visualization, video game environments, character concepts, and much more.
The embedded HDRi Maps in our 3D Backgrounds are created using our industry-leading RAY HDR technology. This means the lighting data is calibrated, creating perfect lighting, reflections and shadows on your digital twin without the need for extensive setup or manual adjustments.
Again, when you want to quickly create concept images or test different aspects of your digital twin, you don’t want to spend hours fiddling with lighting! Our 3D Backgrounds take care of that part for you.
Finally, we’ve added basic 3D floors to each of these 3D background files so that you can place a digital twin in a way that looks realistic.
In our free collection , we have 3D Backgrounds of scenes including an aircraft hangar, a beautifully lit interior courtyard with dramatic neon, a coastal road, and more.
You can use our free 3D Backgrounds to check out the technology, and they’re even high enough quality for production work.
3D Backgrounds are a versatile tool for designers, no matter what DCC you’re working with. They’re great for beginners and students who need to quickly create a render, but we also see them used by professional designers at major brands.
You can grab our free 3D Backgrounds here . You can also browse our full collection of 3D Backgrounds on the CGI.Backgrounds website. Want to learn more? Make sure to join our free newsletter so we can keep you in the loop on industry trends!
