How to Transfer Texture to Voxels in C4D
Athanasios Pozantzis shows how to transfer textures to voxels using Vertex Color Tags. A little while ago, Athanasios Pozantzis showed some voxel-based techniques in Cinema 4D, showing how you could...
View ArticleHow to Model a Detailed Car Tire in Cinema 4D
PolygonPen shows how to model a detailed tire in Cinema 4D quickly. The treads and more minor details in a tire seem challenging to represent in a 3D model accurately, but that doesn’t have to
View ArticleHow to Improve Renders Using a False-Color Technique
Dimitris Katsafouros steals the false-color technique from videography and applies it to rendering. A new video from Dimitris Katsafouros shows how you can borrow a false-color technique typically...
View ArticleHow to Model a Rope Complete With Texture and Fiber-Hairs in C4D
PolygonPen shows how you can make model rope in Cinema 4D with escaping fibers. This new tutorial from PolygonPen shows how you can model a detailed rope in Cinema 4D into any shape using some simple...
View ArticleHow to Create a Bubble Deformer in Cinema 4D
Athanasios Pozantzis shows how to replicate a Houdini bubble deformer in C4D. A little while ago, the team at Entagma offered a Houdini Tutorial hosted by Simon Fiedler. That tutorial showed how to...
View ArticleHow to Create a Destruction Simulation in Houdini
Nick Medukha walks through his latest project, showing how to set up a destruction simulation in Houdini. If you’ve ever wondered how the scene setup works between Cinema 4D, Side FX Houdini, and...
View ArticleHow to Create Smart Searches in C4D’s Asset Browser
Jonas Pilz shows how you can create smart searches in S24’s new asset browser. A new quick tip tutorial from Maxon’s Jonas Pilz (@jonaspilz3d) shows how you can create Smart Searches in the new Asset...
View ArticleWorking With the Free Boney Rig for Cinema 4D
Aleksey Voznesenski shows off the Boney Rig features, free for C4D users. Ace5 Studios has a lot of character rigs for animators, all in Cinema 4D. Aleksey has a few free ones that you can
View ArticleCreating Circles from Object Surfaces in C4D
ColorCubic shows how you can create an n-gon free holed surface in an object. You may remember a tutorial (a long while ago) from Michael John (ColorCubic) that showed how you could deal with creating
View ArticleHow to Add 3D Objects to a Photo in Arnold & Cinema 4D
MographPlus shows how to use the Shadow Matte shader in Arnold to add objects to a Photo. Check out this workflow from MorgraphPlus that shows how you can integrate 3D objects into photos using Arnold
View ArticleA Beginner’s Guide to Subdivision Surface Modeling in C4D
PolygonPen shows how to create a small radio with Subdivision Surface modeling in Cinema 4D. Subdivision surface modeling needs a particular discipline to get things looking and working right. While...
View ArticleHow to Realistically Light a Watch With C4D, Arnold, and HDR Light Studio
LightMap shows how you can light the front face of a watch in HDR Light Studio and C4D. Check out this new tutorial from LightMap, the creators of HDR Light Studio, a tool that lets you
View ArticleTurn C4D Point-Level Animation into Bones With This New Plugin
NitroPLAToBones converts any object into bones from point-level animation. Typically, a popular thing to do for some workflows is to bake bone animation into the points of a model, releasing it from...
View ArticleModeling, Texturing, and Rendering a Standard Packshot in C4D
PolygonPen shows the entire workflow for creating a standard “packshot” render in Cinema 4D using Arnold. Rendering images of products, often called the Packshot,” that may or may not exist yet is a...
View ArticleCreating Lightsaber Effects With C4D and Octane
Jacob Torres shows how to animate a lightsaber turning on using C4D and Octane. A new tutorial from Sketchy Visuals’Visuals’ Jacob Torres shows off some tricks to render a realistic lightsaber using...
View ArticleHow to Create Curly Hair With C4D Hair Tools
New Plastic shows how to manage curly hairstyles with C4D tools. New Plastic has an exciting and varied look at creating various elements for 43D characters in Cinema 4D. Past tutorials include skin...
View ArticleHow to Create a Procedural Terrazzo Material for Octane in C4D
New Plastic shows how you can make a great-looking terrazzo material that’s entirely procedural. A new tutorial sees Guy from New Plastic creating a terrazzo material using Octane and Maxon Cinema 4D....
View ArticleBuild a Classic Geneva Drive With Cinema 4D and Xpresso
Julian Field shows how to build the Geneva drive, often seen in watch-making. Maybe you don’t know it by name, but you’ve likely seen the movement often found in watches and projectors – the Geneva
View ArticleRendering a Super-Realistic Plant With Octane and C4D
Polat Yarisci shows how to generate a close-up of a plant complete with hairs in C4D. This new tutorial from freelance Motion & Concept Designer Polat Yarisci covers making and rendering a...
View ArticleA Deep-Dive Into Subsurface Scattering in Octane and C4D
New Plastic offers a deep-dive into subsurface scattering with Octane and Cinema 4D, making a few materials. Subsurface scattering allows light to penetrate and bounce around inside an object a bit...
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