Cinema 4D - Tut's

JesusChrist · May 15, 2011, 2:07am

I will go over some easy/beginner, and more advance tutorials/aspects of Cinema 4D.

The Interface

Shortcuts

Setting Up Your Scene

-Always have your object centered, it’s a good habit, and it comes in handy.
-Try to use lights, and array lights.
-Use Global Illumination.(When Rendering, gives realistic light.)
-Use Ambient Occlusion (When Rendering, gives realistic shadows)

Rendering Transparent

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Creating Advanced C4D Text

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUUJachcEic&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

Create fly in text

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8ksz-Jme4g

Setting Up Good Lights

1st:Go to your Content Browser>Cinema 4D>Light Setups>Array Light.
2nd:Render Settings>Effect>Ambient Occlusion
3rd:Render Settings>Effect>Global Illumination
4th:Objects>Scene>Sky

Wallah

Luminance Lights

You first want to create a material like this:

That will be your first material, then create something like this:

As well as something like this:

Then create a studio:

Basically 3 planes//with a bevel, but thats a bit advanced.

Then create 3 planes like the ones shown:

To the middle plane add the first material you created.

Then on the left plane add the second, and to the right plane add the third.

Adjust the brightness on each one for a better look.

If you have these render settings, it should come out like this:

Wire Frame Effect

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QABUEzYViTc

More to come
Feel Free To Request

Changelog

May 14, 2011
-Thread Created.

May 15,2011
-Added luminance tutorial.

May 16,2011
-Added wire frame effect
-Thread Stickied

NOTICE: Will not add anything until I get my computer back, 2 weeks tops.

Tru · May 15, 2011, 2:10am

thanks.

awesome tut.

Befenix · May 15, 2011, 2:11am

Thanks Jesus! This will help a lot of people (including me)

Kaz2y5 · May 15, 2011, 2:11am

Nice! Thanks for posting.

oO_Jawsh_Oo · May 15, 2011, 2:13am

Great Tuts and great post. Keep up the awesome work (:

Daaze · May 15, 2011, 2:16am

Do one on, Luminance.
Not really sure if i worded that right but like a cube or something that is used as a colored light.

Edit ~ Also do Metaballs

Yavin_Force · May 15, 2011, 2:19am

i like maya thats what i was taught in school.

JesusChrist · May 15, 2011, 1:01pm

Just added it, will do meta balls later.

Skill · May 15, 2011, 5:08pm

Epic thread

Halex · May 15, 2011, 5:21pm

Sticky?
I hope so.
This thread is very helpful.
Nice job.

r7slayer · May 15, 2011, 6:22pm

Thanks for this Tut JC. Helped me to make this for my cousin. Also gotta say thanks to Exzib too cos his thread helped too.

Miley_Cyrus · May 15, 2011, 8:41pm

Nice tut , Im getting better

Cody · May 15, 2011, 8:42pm

MY NAMES JESUS AND I MAKE CINEWEINER FOR DEE TITS. DERRR.

Kidding, nice tutorials. Will be referencing this ****.

KontaKT · May 28, 2011, 9:00pm

[b]Thanks man, this answered alot of my questions i was meaning to answer !

Keep up the great Post mate [/b]

Ironic · May 29, 2011, 11:37pm

Add how to create a studio =3 + beginner physics and dynamics in mograph

UnDeAD_ZoMBiiEz · June 4, 2011, 3:08pm

Could you add how to make a sexy intro? <3

JesusChrist · June 4, 2011, 3:16pm

Not possible, it would go into too many programs.
Illustrator/Photoshop, then
Cinema 4D, then onto
After Effects, and finally to
Sony Vegas.

iJosh · June 7, 2011, 4:14pm

I love this thread. It taught me so much. There are still a few things I need help on, I’ll edit this post with the ones.

EDIT: Here: 1st:Go to your Content Browser>Cinema 4D>Light Setups>Array Light.

Whats my content browser and how do I get to it? :S

And with the fly in text, It won’t let me “Check” those circles. Why is that?

iHack3r7 · June 7, 2011, 4:23pm

Thanks for a great tutorial.

Valkyrie_x23 · June 7, 2011, 4:54pm

So much thanks!!! This has helped me a lot