3D Miniature Printing in San Francisco, California
One photo becomes a hand-painted 3D figurine, previewed and approved by you first, then shipped anywhere in San Francisco.
Small apartments, specific taste, and photos worth keeping
San Francisco apartments are famously small and famously expensive, which means most people here are careful about what they actually put on display. A figurine tends to earn its spot precisely because it's compact and genuinely personal, not because it fills space the way a large canvas print would need to.
The city's fog and hills also mean natural light varies a lot block to block, so a photo taken in the Mission on a sunny afternoon can look very different from one taken near the coast the same day. That's fine on our end, our artists adjust for lighting differences when sculpting, so the finished figurine's paint reflects accurate skin tone and detail rather than whatever color cast the original photo happened to have.
How Fins Studio serves San Francisco
We're an online figurine studio, not a local storefront in San Francisco 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 San Francisco 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 San Francisco customers turn into a figurine
The photo you already have is usually the right one. Here's what most orders from San Francisco 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 San Francisco 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 San Francisco customers
Do you have a store in San Francisco?
No. Fins Studio is an online figurine studio that ships to San Francisco 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 San Francisco 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.
My photo has a cool, foggy color cast from the weather, will that throw off the skin tone in the painted figurine?
No, our artists paint based on natural, accurate skin tone rather than copying whatever color cast the photo's lighting created. If a photo's lighting makes this hard to judge, we'll ask for a second reference photo rather than guess.
Do you have a smaller size that fits a small San Francisco apartment or studio?
Yes, our smallest size is 4.8 inches, which fits easily on a shelf, desk, or windowsill without needing dedicated display space. All sizes are shown with pricing on our figurine options page.
Start your San Francisco 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