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Adobe After Effects
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Lighting & Texturing
Product Photography
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The final visual system delivers unified renders and animations for every valve family, all built on one light rig and material library, so highlights, edges, and proportions remain consistent while the brand reads clearly in any format.
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Summary
Post-launch, Cooper Valves gained a library of standardized product renders and animations that hold together across every format. We used a single lighting setup, calibrated materials, and fixed camera conventions to ensure that perspective views, sectional orthographic cutaways, and exploded assemblies match from valve to valve. The catalog video demonstrates breadth and consistency, while short motion pieces power trade show loops and product intros. A 3D logo package and a website hero animation extend the brand in motion. We also produced an API 6D certificate announcement graphic, framed and staged for impact. The result is reliable, reusable, and production-ready.
Project Goals & Purpose
From an operations perspective, Cooper needed a visual system that could scale across hundreds of SKUs and still feel consistent. Before we began, we defined rendering standards that would satisfy engineering accuracy while producing assets that marketing could deploy quickly. That meant a shared material library tuned for metals, gaskets, and coatings, a universal lighting rig for predictable highlights, and fixed camera settings for repeatable framing. We planned families of views, including perspective beauty shots, sectional orthographic cutaways to reveal internals, and exploded assemblies for part education.
Our approach functions like a graphic design subscription service, pairing Design Retainer Service predictability with On-Demand Creative Services speed, so new variants can be rendered without reinventing the pipeline. The same assets support print, web, video, and trade shows, reducing costs over time and improving message clarity. We also identified motion branding needs early, including a short opener that simulates a valve being built by laser, sparks, and reveal effects, plus a 3D logo treatment for flexible usage. The purpose was not only to create beautiful images, it was to create a durable, measurable production framework that any stakeholder could rely on for the next release, the next spec change, and the next campaign.
Challenges
The volume of models required a pipeline that avoided case-by-case lighting or camera changes. Client models varied in detail and nomenclature, so organizing assemblies and naming conventions mattered. Material realism had to hold up at extreme close-ups and wide catalog grids. Sectional and exploded standards needed to preserve clarity while remaining consistent across sizes. Finally, assets had to serve multiple channels, from high-resolution print to web hero GIFs and long trade show loops, each with different compression and timing constraints.
Solutions
We established a universal environment rig and a metal-focused material library, then documented camera focal lengths, distances, and turntable positions for repeatability. Models were normalized into clean assemblies with standardized part names. Sectional and exploded templates locked line weights, spacing, and label hierarchy. KeyShot output fed After Effects for spark composites, logo reveals, and audio polish. We packaged deliverables across print, web, and video formats, enabling fast reuse. Our On-Demand Creative Services model, delivered through a dependable Design Retainer Service, gives Cooper the advantages of a continuous, subscription-style production partner ready for each new variant.
Client Reception
Cooper’s team praised the consistency across the entire product range and the ease of requesting new renders. The catalog video validated coverage, while the opener and 3D logo elevated presentation quality. The website hero captured attention immediately. The API 6D certificate graphic performed strongly online. They emphasized time savings for engineering and marketing, plus a clearer, more credible story in sales meetings.
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When Cooper shared their 3D models, we saw an opportunity to create a single system that would work for everything, from catalog coverage to motion stories. Building the lighting rig and material library was a turning point, because once those were locked, every new render felt like it belonged. My favorite moment was finishing the laser-build opener, then seeing it stitched into the lobby loop and product videos. It is rewarding to watch a pipeline help teams move faster and look sharper across every channel.
Matthew Ackerman, Predi Designs
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