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How to Create and Share Node Assets in Cinema 4D

Jonas Pilz shows how you can reuse a group in Cinema 4D by creating a node asset. Have you ever created a node group in Cinema 4D and wished that you can package and reuse

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How to Create Leaves in the Wind With X-Particles

Stormz shows how to create an effect where leaves blow in the wind using Cinema 4D, X-Particles and Redshift. It seems that the motion graphics industry standardized pretty quickly on a set number of...

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How to Create an Easy Xray Material With Octane

Travis Davids shows how you can create a simple Xray material with Octane in Cinema 4D. Are you looking to create a neat-looking Xray material? The process is quite simple not matter which rendering...

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How to Create Worn Edges in Octane Using Dirt

SilverWing shows how to create scratched and worn edges With Octane using dirt or Ambient Occlusion. Most render engines will allow you to work procedurally, and some things are pretty much the same no...

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How to Create Intuitive Viewport Texture Controls With Xpresso

Learn how to create intuitive controls in the C4D Viewport that can control textures when working with Redshift. Youtuber Stormz posts a look into a way to better control textures when working with...

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Parametrically Making a Cylinder Full of Holes in C4D

Glen Johnson’s latest tutorial shows how to create a cylinder full of holes using parametric techniques. A popular technique for creating a cylinder full of holes is to create the surface as a flat shape

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How to use Volume Builder Intersect for Perfectly Round Spheres

Glenn Frey shows how to get perfectly round spheres when working with volume builder in r20 using Intersect. Using dice as an example, Maxon’s Glenn Frey offers a couple of Volume Builder quick tips if

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How to Make Material Selections on Primitives in C4D

Glen Johnson shows that it is possible to use material selections sets on primitives in C4D. Material selections and sets are incredibly useful in Cinema 4D. One tip from Maxon’s Glen Johnson shows how...

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An In-Depth Look at Layered Shaders in Redshift C4D

Stormz dives into a step by step look at how to layer textures in Redshift C4D. Even though some rendering engines are accessible and super-easy to use, there are some sticking points where new users

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How to Fill a Sphere With Water Using X-Particles

Jonathan Winbush shows how he put together water effects in the shape of a sphere using Cinema 4D and X-Particles. Check out this new tutorial from Jonathan Winbush who shows how he created his last

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Check Out This Fast Way to Select a Row of Polys in C4D

Glenn Frey shows a super-easy way to select a row of polygons in Cinema 4D. Some quick tips while simple, are incredibly helpful especially if they can save you a ton of time. One thing

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Creating an RBD Pyro Growth Effects in Houdini for C4D

Isaac Taracks shows how to create a pyro simulation in Houdini for an Octane render in Cinema 4D. In this short description tutorial, Isaac Taracks works with Houdini and Cinema 4D to create an RBD

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How to Apply Depth of Field to C4D Renders in After Effects

Motion Science shows how to create a depth of field post effect in After Effects to renders coming out of C4D. One thing that is notoriously a long render time in 3D is a depth

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How to Create a Dripping Effect in Cinema 4D

Merkvilson shows how to create a water-like dripping effect in C4D using vertex maps. Cinema 4D tools are pretty amazing when they come together. I love applications where the sum of the parts are greater

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How to Model a Basketball in Cinema 4D

Colorcubic has a nice 2-part series on how to make a basketball in Cinema 4D. When people first get into modeling with a bit of confidence under their belts, they inevitably come to some objects

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How to Use an OSL Fresnel Shader in Octane C4D

Silverwing shows how to use an OSL Fresnel Shader in Octane to create a clear coat reflection layer. Previous to using an OSL Fresnel shader Raphael Rau (Silverwing) used a falloff map method to get

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Breaking Down the Arnold Toon Shader in C4D

Calder Moore covers the Arnold Toon Shader in Cinema 4D in this new series of tutorials. A while back Calder Moore posted a render that tried (and succeeded) to get the style of “Akira.” He

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How to Work With the New Gradient in C4D

Jonas Pilz covers working with the new gradient feature that popped up in R20. With the release of Cinema 4D R20 came a new Gradient that sports a new interface along with a new way

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How to Create a Bacteria Animation in Cinema 4D

Dennis Wei shows how to model, animate and composite a bacteria animation with C4D, Octane, and Ae. Those microscope style animations look really cool, and nothing lends itself better towards that type...

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How to Create a Shadow Play With C4D and Redshift

Michael de Meyer shows how to create a shadow play or shadow puppet look in C4D. Shadow play, or also known as shadow puppetry, is a form of storytelling and entertainment that uses cut-out forms

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