How to Create a Jewellery Design Portfolio — From Blank Slate to PDF Lookbook
The 8-step portfolio workflow — pick a collection theme, moodboard it, generate hero renders, add multi-view sheets and technical drawings, write design briefs, curate to 10-20 pieces, apply a lookbook theme, export PDF + ZIP. Every step done in one browser tab.
Portfolio in one browser tab
Traditional jewellery-design portfolios take weeks — hire a photographer, outsource CAD renderings, learn InDesign, wrangle 15 iterations of layout. Facetra's portfolio module ships the same output in a single afternoon inside a browser. Eight steps:
- Pick a collection theme + code prefix. Every piece gets a numbered design code (e.g. RH-001, RH-002 for a Rani Haar collection). Pick a portfolio theme: Studio Ivory, Matte Black Luxe, Museum White, Blueprint Blue or Studio Sepia.
- Moodboard first. Upload or paste a Pinterest / Instagram board. This becomes the aesthetic anchor for every AI-generated design brief downstream.
- Generate hero renders. Sketch → photoreal render for each piece via the Studio. 40-60 seconds per render at 1 credit each.
- Add multi-view sheets. For every piece, generate a Front / Side / Top (per jewellery type) multi-view. Silhouette-locked at this stage so nothing drifts.
- Add technical drawings via Technical Drawing. Dimension callouts overlaid on the confirmed multi-view. Choose Render mode for client-facing lookbooks or Line drawing for the CAD bench.
- Write design briefs. Author manually or AI-generate (moodboard-aware, first 3 attempts per piece free). 55-90 words of editorial prose, no BOM data.
- Curate to 10-20 pieces. Group by collection. Edit numbering. Drop weaker pieces — depth over count.
- Export. PDF lookbook (client-shareable) + ZIP asset kit (manufacturer / recruiter-shareable). Every piece ships with hero image, multi-view, technical drawing, BOM and brief in the same page layout.
Cost + time comparison
| Line item | Traditional | Facetra |
|---|---|---|
| 10-piece renders | ₹50,000 | ~₹120 (10 credits) |
| 10 multi-view sheets | ₹15,000 | ~₹120 |
| 10 technical drawings | ₹15,000 | ~₹120 |
| 10 design briefs | Copywriter fee | Free (first 3 per piece) |
| PDF layout | 2-3 days InDesign | 1 click |
| Total | ₹80,000-₹200,000, 2-3 weeks | ~₹400, 1 afternoon |
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