How To Make A 3d Model From A 2d Image. Select the svg curves and convert them to a mesh. In this post we will discuss the method which allows to create a realistic 3d model of animals and to fit this model to 2d images.
We will begin by importing the image as a background image and then we will be tracing it with a curve object. Not every picture makes a nice 3d print but if you choose well you can be pleasantly surprised. Download and install a script that will let you turn a 2d image into a 3d surface.
In general the less complex a picture is the better is the resulting model.
In this tutorial i will be explaining how to take any 2d image and convert it into a 3d object in blender. Use live trace or bitmap trace to convert the image into a vector graphic. Download and install a script that will let you turn a 2d image into a 3d surface. It s very much similar to bas relief one of the ancient sculpting method that involves carving out the voids of a picture from a flat surface leaving behind the artwork that seems to be raised above a solid background.