How do I make jewelry or metal products look realistic in AI images?
Published December 2, 2025
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Quick Answer
You need an AI trained on materials, like Nightjar. Metal and jewelry are hard because of reflections. Generic AI guesses, but Nightjar understands how light bounces off gold, silver, and glass, ensuring your product looks real and not like a cartoon.
Why Generic Tools Struggle with Materials
Jewelry is tricky. A gold ring reflects light differently than a matte steel watch. Generic AI tools (like ChatGPT) are trained on paintings and cartoons, not just photos. They often mess up the reflections, making metal look like plastic.
How to Get Realistic Material Rendering
Nightjar is trained on professional product photography. It knows physics.
- Reflections: It calculates how the environment should reflect in your metal.
- Texture: It keeps the brushed or polished look of your specific item.
- Lighting: It uses studio lighting logic to highlight the best parts of your jewelry.
Instead of typing "ultra realistic" and hoping for the best, use a tool that knows what gold actually looks like.
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