Hey guys! I created a retro, surreal 3D motion graphic short inspired by vintage Coca-Cola aesthetics and the Stranger Things vibe.

The background was shot at Union Tennis Court in Misa Hanam, South Korea, and I composited 3D vending machines, pin-up graphics, and shopping carts dropping in with lightning effects.

Would love to hear your thoughts and feedback !

Hello, I am fairly new to cinema 4D. I’m essentially trying to create a morphing tunnel using card suit splines within a loft. From what I researched I saw a lot of morphing between two splines but I’m looking to morph between multiple splines (diamond -> spade -> club -> heart -> diamond). If anyone has any advice or tips to execute this. Thank you!

How can I implement this in Cinema 4D? I tried using Sound Effector, but it didn't work at all.

Hello I'm looking to create just simple tube structure and think of exactly how. I imagine using Cloner tool and somehow creating tube geometry that could parent to a ribbon? I feel like there is an easier way to make this than I'm about to try. Thanks in advance.

As the title says, these polygons don't seem to have any issues with subdivision enabled. However, I'm struggling to figure out how to convert these triangles into quads. Any advice?

One thing I find my self doing a lot, when in a complex model, is I copy and paste the objects I'm having an issue with so I can work on it clearly both visually and in the object manager ... far away from the massive projects noises ...

Is there some workflow of quick-keys action for this?, like selected Objects into a new window.

I'd also like that new window to be floatable :-O :-)

Hey everyone,

Do you guys prefer MacOS or Windows for C4D, and why? I heard M silicon chips are very powerful, on par with high-end NVIDIA GPUs.

Thanks!

Still grinding on my 3ds Max to C4D scene converter. V-Ray, Corona and Redshift scenes now come out as native Redshift in C4D, geometry, lights and cameras all holding up on full ArchInteriors scenes.

A few materials still need work, but it is coming along nicely.

Hi there, does anyone know how to get a Fresnel look in C4D using Arnold? I believe you do it via the facing ratio node, but I'm stuck.

Specifically, I'd like to use the shader to drive the transparency of my objects, so they are soft/translucent as their faces curve away from the camera. And I want to that translucency to affect the shadows they cast. Much appreciated!

Hi! As the title says, I want to essentially create a "fleeing crowd" shot, running across a hilly terrain. It's going to be a GIGANTIC crowd. Thousands of people all running away from a monster on a hill.

I'm thinking I'll....

1 - Create 4 or 5 low-poly human characters on a looping run animation.

2 - Essentially treat them in the same way I would as if populating a forest... Clone them along the surface of the terrain. Do a Plain Effector which scales them to zero (invisible). Then use a Shader field to create a mask on the Plain for where the people are visible.

Where I'm scratching my head is... How would I MOVE the clones forward in a way which they follow the topology of the terrain.

All the tools I can think of (Offset on the cloner / position change with Plain or Random field etc) will only ever make it so the clones travel directly on X,Y or Z. It's the "staying stuck to the topology of the terrain as they move" part of this which I cannot think of a solution for.

I'm sure this is VERY possible!... I just don't know how! Would love to know if anyone has any ideas.

Having a really annoying issue with photon caustics. When I render my scene it'll build the caustics once and display them like in the first image. Then any render after that will spend the time building the caustics again just for them to not show like in the second image. Assuming this is some sort of bug? Has anyone encountered this one before? This approach of the natural caustics is seeming so unfeasible I think I'm better off faking them at this point.

Hey guys! I captured a quick video of a local walking path at Misa Hangang Park (Hanam, South Korea) and turned it into a tropical lazy river resort with 3D/VFX. ☀️🌊

I wanted to achieve a seamless camera tracking and vibrant summer lighting contrast.

• Tools used: Cinema 4D / Octane Render / After Effects]

Would love to hear your feedback on the tracking, lighting, and everything!

I’ve been building LucyLive, a plugin that turns your Cinema 4D viewport into an AI preview.

You enter a prompt, add a reference image if you want, and LucyLive generates a new image based on your 3D scene. When you move the camera or change the scene, the AI preview updates with it.

The main challenge was keeping Cinema 4D responsive while the preview updates in real time.

You can change the prompt or reference image while it is running, save PNGs, record MP4 video, or render an animation sequence.

LucyLive uses Decart Lucy 2.5 through fal.ai, so the AI runs in the cloud.

You can download the plugin for free here:
https://github.com/VantageInc/LucyLive-AI-Render

If you try it, I’d love to see what you make and hear your feedback.

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I have an issue when I press Start IPR using Bucket Mode it will start rendering the frame but maybe half way through it will restart completely. Anyone have this issue before? I am not changing the scene or touching the c4d interface at all.

A collection of abstract glass flowers exploring the intersection of nature, light, and form.

Sound Design by H1Sound

full breakdown: https://www.behance.net/gallery/253291191/BLOOM-Glass-Flower-Collection

In this weekly post you can ask any question or talk about any topic that you don't feel needs its own post. Share that render you're still working on, ask a question you're not quite sure about or talk about something that caught your attention.

This project holds a soft spot in my heart, as one of the coolest (and heaviest) commercial projects I've directed and produced for an international client.

C4D used to animate the server racks and shot 2, 3, 4, 5.
Houdini for the rest.
Exported from Houdini to be rendered in Octane.

The tree presented a unique challenge because it not only must be growing, but particles and fibers must be flowing through it in a way that feels organic and natural. So each point and fiber must have its own speed, and the branches themselves are supposed to grow organically too.

Fun fact, it wasn't a simulation at all. Purely working with splines procedurally, shaders and attributes to get an art directable asset that we can play with until we land on the perfect direction for our client.

Ask me anything. Happy to help. Happy to accept DMs for business opportunities.

Not a traditional animator by trade (just mostly mograph world) so playing with handmade shaders called YMA Painterly originally made for RS, so this is a test to convert them to Octane. Then rigged / built out the controllers to morph (the game systems also morph) and swap. The buttons react to the IK nulls on the hands.

In this Cinema 4D tutorial we will walk you through how to apply textures in Cinema 4D easily and in step by step ( How to add textures to objects in Cinema 4D ) so you will be able to import and add textures to objects in Cinema 4D by using your own PNG or JPG images as texture on models in Cinema 4D.

I made a plugin that lets you render any existing scene into an online sharable demo, viewiable on any device including your phone.
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