3D Miniature Printing in Chicago, Illinois
A hand-painted figurine built from your own photo, previewed in 3D before it's printed, then shipped anywhere in Chicago.
Built for Chicago winters as much as Chicago summers
A lot of the best photos taken in Chicago happen in about four warm months a year, a wedding in the Loop, a dog running along the lakefront path, a graduation photo outside a building downtown with the skyline behind it. A figurine made from one of those photos stays out on a shelf through the other eight months too, when the actual view outside isn't nearly as nice.
One of our customers, Mike T., ordered a figurine of his dog and told us it was the best gift he's given himself in years. That's the kind of order we get most often out of Chicago, not a big formal occasion, just someone who has a photo of a pet or a person they care about and wanted something more permanent than a picture frame.
How Fins Studio serves Chicago
We're an online figurine studio, not a local storefront in Chicago or anywhere else. Every order works the same way regardless of where it ships: you send one photo, our artists hand-sculpt a 3D model, and we email you a preview to approve before anything is printed. Once you approve it, we 3D print the piece, hand-paint it, and ship it to your door with tracking.
That means no showroom to visit and no rush appointment to book, just a straightforward process that works whether you're ordering from downtown Chicago or a suburb an hour outside it.
Preview by email
48 to 72 hours
Revisions
Unlimited before printing
Typical delivery
About 2 weeks
Shipping
Free within the US
What Chicago customers turn into a figurine
The photo you already have is usually the right one. Here's what most orders from Chicago tend to be.
- ✓A retirement gift built around a real work photo instead of another engraved plaque
- ✓A hobby photo, mid-cast, mid-swing, mid-costume, turned into something that sits on a shelf year-round
- ✓A baby's first year captured as a keepsake instead of one more framed print
- ✓A memorial piece for a pet or person who's already gone, built from the clearest photo the family still has
How it works, start to finish
The same process for every order, wherever it ships.
Upload one photo
A clear phone photo of a person, couple, family, or pet is all our artists need to start.
Approve the 3D model
We email a 3D preview within 48 to 72 hours. Request changes for free until it's right, nothing prints until you approve it.
We print and hand-paint it
Once approved, we 3D print the figurine and finish it by hand with airbrush or acrylic paint.
It ships to your door
Packaged to survive transit and shipped with tracking, backed by a damage guarantee.
Sizes and pricing
One flat price per size, no surprise fees. Every order includes 3D modeling, unlimited preview revisions, hand airbrush painting, and free shipping within the US.
4.8 inches
$86.45
5.8 inches
$128
6.8 inches
$210
8.4 inches
$290
What photo should I send?
There's no need for professional photography. Most figurines we build in Chicago start from an ordinary phone photo.
- ✓One person, a couple, a family, or a pet, clearly visible and in focus
- ✓Regular indoor or outdoor lighting works, a studio photo isn't required
- ✓A phone photo you already have is usually good enough to start with
- ✓Send a second photo if faces are partly turned or covered by sunglasses or shadow
Common questions from Chicago customers
Do you have a store in Chicago?
No. Fins Studio is an online figurine studio that ships to Chicago and the rest of the country. There's no local storefront to visit, everything is handled through photo upload, an emailed 3D preview, and shipping.
How long does an order to Chicago take?
Most orders take about two weeks from the day you place it to the day it arrives, printing, hand-painting, and shipping included. You'll get a 3D preview to approve within 48 to 72 hours of ordering, and nothing prints until you approve it.
How well do you handle winter coats and heavy layers in a photo?
Fine, actually better than you'd expect. Our artists sculpt the clothing and layers visible in your photo, so a winter coat, scarf, or hat gets built into the figurine the same as any other outfit. It just needs to be clearly visible in the photo, not half-hidden in shadow.
Is there a Chicago office where I can see the figurine in person before it ships?
No, Fins Studio operates online only, there's no Chicago location to visit. What you get instead is a detailed 3D preview by email that you can review, request changes to, and approve before we ever start printing.
Start your Chicago figurine today
Upload a photo, approve the 3D model, and we'll hand-paint and ship it to your door.
The most personal gift you can give: a figurine of someone they love.
Order in minutes. We sculpt a 3D model from your photo, email you a preview for approval, then 3D print and airbrush paint it by hand. Delivered in around 10 days.
No account required · Photo optional at checkout
~10
Days to your door