Wrap Your 3D Model in Realistic Plastic with Blender’s Shrinkwrap Modifier

In this tutorial, you will learn how to wrap 3D models in a plastic material using Blender. Follow these steps to get a realistic plastic look. Let’s get started!

Step 1: Wrap your 3D model

• Add a UV Sphere and position it in the middle of your model.
• Scale up the UV Sphere until it covers your entire 3D model.
• With the UV Sphere selected, add a Shrinkwrap modifier.
• In the Shrinkwrap modifier panel, select your 3D model as Target.
• Increase the offset until the sphere covers the entire model.
• Add a Solidify modifier and slightly adjust the Thickness value to your preference.
• Add a subdivision surface modifier with two subdivisions for smoothness.
• Apply smooth shade by selecting the sphere/wrapper and go to Object > Shade Smooth.

Step 2: Add plastic material to your wrapper

• Select the wrapper and create a new material.
• Set up your material nodes as shown in the image below

Download the project file with the plastic material

If you find setting up the material a bit difficult, click here to download the project file for this tutorial. Then append the plastic material to your project.

The video tutorial