The Skateboard Urn Base
Urns are valuable and important options to store the cremains of loved ones in a respectful way. With the right urn, you can help to honor the legacy of a person who's passed away, and also give a nod to something they really loved during their lifetime. With 3D-printed custom urn options, you can have almost any style of urn created for your memorialization needs.
About the Skateboard Urn Base
This particular build wasn't actually an urn. Instead, it was an urn base that was designed to hold a more standard urn containing the cremains. The goal with this urn base was to add color and beauty to the simple urn that was being used, and the rich colors and custom engraving added a lovely finishing touch and an ongoing reminder of the importance of loved ones.
Inspiration
Our customer's late son loved skateboarding, so it was important for her to have a way to represent that as she memorialized him. The skateboard urn base was the perfect option, as it allowed her to have a simple, standard urn and still showcase her son's love for skateboarding.
Process
Creating the Model
Creating any urn model starts with several different software programs designed for 3D modeling. This takes time, and we're dedicated to making sure the final product is exactly what the customer is looking for. Once the model is created and the customer gives approval, we start on the printing process.
Printing
The size of the 3D print being created can affect the printing process, and sometimes it can take as long as 24 hours. With a simpler design like the skateboard urn base, the printing time was short, and we actually had room in our printer's powder bed to print other small orders simultaneously.
Post-Printing Process
After printing is complete there is clean-up, hardening, and quality checking. We carefully go through each and every step in the process to ensure that we're not missing anything that could negatively affect the quality of the finished product.
Painting
It's important to us that our painting is all done in house. Our detailing team is in constant communication with both our customers and our 3D printing and graphics department so that we can use the right colors and make the urn look how our customers imagine it. For this urn base, we wanted the black tires to stand out against the deep, rich red of the skateboard itself.
Final Touches
After the urn base was painted, it changed hands from our detailing team to our engraving team. Our customer had us engrave her son's information and the statement "Family Will Always Roll With You" on the top of the skateboard. Finally, the urn base was ready to be shipped.
Urn Details
Our engravings are always crisp and evenly spaced, whether we engrave on metal, wood, or our own 3D prints. We needed to make sure our customer was getting what they expected to honor their loved one properly.
To ensure that the urn was stable on the base, we printed it with an indented circle in the middle. That allowed the urn to fit into the indentation and reduced any chances that it would slide around or become off-center. This provided stability as well as improved the look of the finished urn base.
The tires and wheels were painted black, and that provided a great contrast to the rich, deep red used for the skateboard itself. Using the right colors can make a big difference in how the urn or urn base looks and the happiness of the customer.
Gallery
Even simple designs that don't have a lot of delicate or detailed requirements still take time and are very important. We made sure that this one was meticulously painted, and that the engraving and center indent were neat, clean, and precise.
Behind the Scenes
Despite the simplicity of this print, a lot of care went into painting it and prepping it for our customer. Careful attention to detail provided a quality finished product for our customer to remember her son.
Custom 3D-Printed Urns at In the Light Urns
If you need a custom 3D-printed urn to honor a loved one, we're here for you. Getting in touch with us is the right choice to memorialize someone you've loved and lost, and acknowledge everything they were to you. Custom cremation urns are a special way to remember people who were important to us.
Order your custom 3D-printed urn from us today, and we'll start working on modeling and design. Whether you have an idea of what you want, pictures from your loved one's past, or even a stock image to work from, we're here to help memorialize and honor anyone who's important to you, so you can remember the happy times and keep your loved one's memory close.
Reach out to us today at In the Light Urns, and our caring staff will provide you with support and information. We're committed to helping create the urn that meets your needs and honors all the details for a loved one's legacy.
Order the Skateboard Urn Base Today
If you're interested in purchasing the Skateboard Urn Base, we can reprint it for you. Prices start at $300 when purchasing a ready-to-print urn, with additional charges for further customization. Contact us today to arrange your purchase of the Skateboard Urn Base.
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MEET THE FOUNDER
Susan Fraser
Susan Fraser, founder of In The Light Urns, Inc., has spearheaded innovation in the memorial industry since 2001. After a personal tragedy, she began creating custom cremation urns for ashes that reflect a lost loved one's individuality. Her commitment to comfort makes her an authority on cremation and memorials, guiding and consoling families through understanding and compassion.
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