the basics: #3 Materials

the basics: #3 Materials

Welcome to the third tutorial in our "the basics" series. By now you should know the basics off the c4d interface and how to add objects to your scene. In this tutorial you will learn what materials, textures and shaders are and how you need them to create realistic looking scenes! Cinema...

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Basics | 06.25.10 | 5 Comments

The basics: #2 Primitives

The basics: #2 Primitives

Welcome to the second tutorial in the "the basics" series. In the previous tutorial you have learned the basics of the Cinema 4D interface. In this tutorial you will learn how to add primitives to your scene, how to move your primitive around and how to change the size. You will also learn how to...

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Basics | 04.10.09 | 27 Comments

The basics:  #1 The Cinema 4D Interface

The basics: #1 The Cinema 4D Interface

Welcome to the first tutorial in our "the basics" series. This series of tutorials is designed to teach you the extreme basics of Cinema 4D and is a great way to learn Cinema 4D for everyone that has never used Cinema 4D before. In this tutorial we will cover the Cinema 4D interface, we will go t...

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Basics | 02.15.09 | 49 Comments

Cinema 4D Release 11 Features

Cinema 4D Release 11 Features

If you are still not decided on whether or not to upgrade to R11, it's probably because you haven't read the list of new features. C4D R11 has made a number of big changes. Render speeds clock up to 100% faster than R10.5. They have also built a new render engine, bringing Global Illumination wit...

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News | 12.23.08 | 2 Comments

Creating a Line Object Render

Creating a Line Object Render

Today you will learn how to create great looking Line Renders using extruding and deformers using Cinema 4D. Line renders are amazing looking renders that are often used on wallpapers or photo manipulations. Lets get started by opening Cinema 4D, I'm using C4D R10 for this tutorial, but it sho...

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Modeling | 08.12.08 | 25 Comments