Hot CINEMA 4D How-Tos
How To: Spin edges manually with mesh flow in Cinema 4D
If you have Cinema 4D version 10 or below, then the lack of a spin edge tool has probably given you fits at some point. No more! This video will show you how to spin edges manually using mesh flow in Cinema 4D the old-fashioned way, without using the specialized tools in the newer software.
How To: Model a perfect circle within a polygon in Cinema 4D
In the 13th century, Giotto demonstrated his art skills to the pope by drawing a perfect circle freehand. This can be just as challenging in the digital age as it was in his time. This video will teach you how to create a perfect circle within a polygon using meshflow in Cinema 4D. It may not get you a job with the pope, but it will improve your 3D modeling skills.
How To: Use animation presets in Cinema 4D
Animation presets are a very handy way to save 3D animating time when working with Cinema 4D. This video will teach you the basics of creating and using animation presets to automate animation tasks that you perform repeatedly, saving valuable time and effort.
How To: Save animation presets for easy access in Cinema 4D
If you use Cinema 4D to work with 3D animations regularly, chances are that you have tons of animation presets lying around that you could be using more efficiently. This video will teach you how to manage your animation presets effectively, making them easy to access and allowing you to create your 3D art more quickly and effectively.
How To: Reduce gradients on surfaces using Cinema 4D
There is no such thing as a perfect Cinema 4D render. There are always more techniques to learn to improve your skills at using this powerful software. This video will teach you how to use the light objects options to reduce the gradients on surfaces in your rendering, making them look smoother and more real.
How To: Create a 3D bar graph using Cinema 4D
Creating 3D bar graphs using Cinema 4D can be challenging and boring, but is an essential part of many who use the software's professional lives. This video will teach you how to do so quickly and easily. This should make the process of preparing business presentations or any other project involving bar graphs much easier and less headache-inducing.
How To: Create an advanced Cherry 7-Up animation in Cinema 4D
In this advanced three-part tutorial, learn how to create a beautiful, sweeping animation for Cherry 7-Up. This animation is made using Cinema 4D and will take a bunch of cherries, have them swim together and form the logo for 7-Up. This animation is gorgeous and looks so professional that you'd think it was an official ad for the brand.
How To: Generate 3D title text in Cinema 4D
Learn how to create full 3D text within MAXON Cinema 4D. Whether you're new to MAXON's popular 3D modeling application or are just looking to get better acquainted with Cinema 4D and its various features and functions, you're sure to enjoy this free video software tutorial. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this 3D modeler's guide. Generate 3D title text in Cinema 4D.
How To: Create an animated comedy title sequence in Cinema 4D
This Cinema 4D tutorial offers a lesson in creating a very fast and easy comedy title sequence using MoGraph, MoGraph Spline Effector and a bit of compositing in After Effects. Whether you're new to MAXON's popular 3D modeling application or are just looking to get better acquainted with Cinema 4D and its various features and functions, you're sure to enjoy this free video software tutorial. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this 3D modeler's guide.
How To: Create exploding movie titles in Cinema 4D
Interested in creating exploding 3D title text? Have a copy of Cinema 4D and about 35 minute spare time? If so, you're in luck. Whether you're new to MAXON's popular 3D modeling application or are just looking to get better acquainted with Cinema 4D and its various features and functions, you're sure to enjoy this free video software tutorial. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to create your own exploding title text, watch this 3D modeler's guide.
How To: Create Transformers-style movie titles in Cinema 4D
This video presents a simple setup for imitating the Transformers title text effect in Cinema 4D using Explosion FX. Whether you're new to MAXON's popular 3D modeling application or are just looking to get better acquainted with Cinema 4D and its various features and functions, you're sure to enjoy this free video software tutorial. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this 3D modeler's guide.
How To: Create Sherlock Holmes-style movie titles in Cinema 4D
Want to recreate the look of the titles used in Guy Ritchie's 2009 adaptation of Sherlock Holmes? See how it's done with this Cinema 4D lesson. Whether you're new to MAXON's popular 3D modeling application or are just looking to get better acquainted with Cinema 4D and its various features and functions, you're sure to enjoy this free video software tutorial. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this 3D modeler's guide.
How To: Export a scene from Cinema 4D to Adobe After Effects
See how to prepare your renders in Cinema 4D for export into After Effects. This tutorial also delves into the process of importing your render into After Effects and adding materials to your 3D scene. For more (and better) information, including step-by-step instructions, and to get started transfering your own work from Cinema 4D to After Effects, watch this free video software lesson.
How To: Trace animations and connect clones in Cinema 4D
Learn how to create dynamic lines in your projects by using the Cinema 4D Tracer Object in tandem with a Sweet Nurbs object. This free, eighteen-minute video Cinema 4D tutorial will show you everything you'll need to know. For more information, and to get started using the Tracer Object in your own Cinema 4D projects, watch this helpful guide.
How To: Use the CSTools Flux plug-in for Cinema 4D
In this video, learn how to use a free CSTools plug-in called Flux. This plug-in is cool and fun and you will be able to play around with it quite a bit. Flux is a great, abstract renderer influenced by early versions of Trapcode Form. This abstract plug-in is very cool and makes awesome renders. Have fun!
How To: Use the CSTools Flicker plug-in for Cinema 4D
CSTools are free plug-ins that are available for your Cinema 4D application. In this tutorial, Nick will show you how to use the plug-in called Flicker. Flicker is a fun add-on, although you may not use it often. It can be used to add a "flicker" to things like campfires, candles, lights, etc. So, if you need to enhance some light effects in your program, check this out.
How To: Use the Daylight 2 CSTools plug-in in Cinema 4D
In this video, Nick walks you through all of the new Daylight 2 from CSTools. CSTools is a free plug-in set for Cinema 4D. Daylight 2 features more realistic area shadows, but you need to work to get rid of the grain - this video will show you how!
How To: Make a simple spin logo animation in Cinema 4D
Nick from Greyscale Gorilla demonstrates how to create a very simple spinning logo animation. Using Cinema 4D, Mograph, and Random Effecter, Nick combines different textures and camera angles for a rich, slick finished product.
How To: Make the Matrix frozen wraparound effect in Cinema 4D
Nick from Greyscale Gorilla demonstrates how to do the effect from "The Matrix" in which time stands still and the camera whips around, continuing the action from another perspective. Go here for Nick's blog entry:
How To: Use Dynamics in Cinema 4D
Nick from Greyscale Gorilla demonstrates how to use Dynamics in Cinema 4D. This feature is incredibly helpful for making chaotic interaction of shapes. It's almost like chaos theory meets order.
How To: Make abstract shapes in Cinema 4D
Nick from Greyscale Gorilla shows you a great way of playing around with shapes in order to play around with lighting and shadows. Most of this approach is very conceptual, but it's incredibly important to import ideas for later projects.
How To: Create a floating balloon animation in Cinema 4D
Using HDRI Lighting and Particles in Cinema 4D, Nick from Greyscale Gorilla gives a great tutorial on creating a black and white balloon animation. These tools give a very slick and organic look to your projects.
How To: Use the CS Tools daylight plug-in in Cinema 4D
Nick from Greyscale Gorilla demonstrates how to use the ever-useful CS Tools plug-in (Daylight) for Cinema 4D. This feature enables you to fine-tune your key light and other precise ambient settings.
How To: Use the cubes tool in Cinema 4D
Nick from Greyscale Gorilla show you how to use the CS Tools plug-in "Cubes" in Cinema 4D. This feature is especially helpful for random shape arrays.
How To: Use the cluster tool in Cinema 4D
The cluster tool in Cinema 4D is a great feature for making symmetrical burst animations with objects. The effect is like a jack in the box exploding.
How To: Use the CS Tools Bloom feature in Cinema 4D
Nick from Greyscale Gorilla demonstrates a great feature of the Cinema 4D CS Tools plug-in: Bloom. The Bloom tool automates animation of objects "blooming" into the scene with rotation and scale.
How To: Use the Ambient and Area Light feature in Cinema 4D
Nick from Greyscale Gorilla demonstrates how to master the Ambient Light and Area Light feature in Cinema 4D. These are great tools for creating believable and organic lighting effects.
How To: Use textures in Light Kit 1.2 for Cinema 4D
Nick from Greyscale Gorilla shows you great techniques for getting professional quality textures in Cinema 4D. He also talks you through the update of HDRI Light Kit v. 1.1 to v. 1.1.
How To: Use CS Tools in Cinema 4D
Nick from Greyscale Gorilla does a great walkthrough of the CS Tools bundle for Cinema 4D. He demonstrates installation as well as basic uses for simply accomplishing complicated 3D effects.
How To: Model in Cinema 4D
Nick from Greyscale Gorilla shows you how to use primitives, splines, nurbs, deformers, and Mograph in order to model in Cinema 4D. It's not necessarily great for organic modelling but is wonderful for inanimate, non carbon-based objects.
How To: Use 2.2 gamma correction in Cinema 4D
Nick at Greyscale Gorilla shows you how to do gamma correction at 2.2 in Cinema 4D. Opening up your gamma will allow you to see deeper into the shadows and the highlights while still keeping a crisp image.
How To: Set up a scene and render an image in Cinema 4D
Nick from Greyscale Gorilla shows you the basics of setting up a project file, creating a scene, and rendering a final image in Cinema 4D. He also does a basic tutorial for post-production HDR lighting.
How To: Create hairy gonads in Cinema 4D using chicken legs
If you've ever wondered how you could possibly create hairy balls in Cinema 4D, wonder no more. This video tutorial shows you how you can use the software and a picture of chicken legs to reproduce the texture of human balls and a scrotum. Follow along with smearballs as he shows you how to copy and clone the texture of chicken legs, create the balls themselves, and the scrotum. Check it out yourself!
How To: Use Thinking Particles in Cinema 4D
Learn how to use Thinking Particles in Cinema 4D. Working with these programs could be pretty complicated if you're not sure what you're doing, but this two-part tutorial covers some important topics when using Thinking Particles. As the name suggests, it is a particle-based system, just so you know.
How To: Convert a Vector Logo to a 3D Logo with Cinema4D
In this tutorial, Broadcast Designer Jason Brown will show you how to knock out a vector logo from Adobe Illustrator into a 3D logo in Maxons Cinema 4D. The tutorial also touches on basic texturing, lighting and animation.
How To: Convert one selection type to another in Cinema 4D
In this quick tip from Maxon, creators of Cinema 4D, you will learn how to convert one selection to another when working in Cinema 4D. Change from points, to edges and more with a simple hotkey.
How To: Find objects in Cinema 4D
This Maxon quick tip will help you find objects when you are working in a very large scene file in Cinema 4D using the object manager.
How To: Create 3D objects from vector images in Cinema 4D
Learn how to use Maxon CINEMA 4D R10 - along with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator for vector image editing - to create 3D objects from vector images.
How To: Model an iPod in Cinema 4D
Check out this video tutorial on how to model your very own Apple iPod in Maxon's Cinema 4D. Why go out and buy one when you can make your own animated version?
How To: Model a speaker that reacts to sound in Cinema 4D
Here's a tutorial that shows how to model a speaker that reacts to a specific sound file. You need Cinema 4D and MoGraph for this interactive project.