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Who are you?
- Newbie
- Upgrader
- AE Artist / Motionographer
- Medical Illustrator
- Matte Painter
- Character Animator
- Visual Effects Artist
- Coder
Haven’t even installed the software!
Watch our CINEMA 4D Installation playlist
Utter Newbie - New not just to CINEMA 4D, but 3D in general
We’ve got some great content coming soon for you. In the meantime, we recommend these playlists:
- Modeling 101 - this will teach you about 3D space and the basics of modeling
- Basic Lighting - an overview of the basic lighting attributes and techniques in C4D
- Principles of Animation - this series teaches the 12 principles of animation, and how to apply them in C4D
- Power Integration Tour - this shows some of the basics of the C4D motion graphics workflow
- Action Marathon Series - Rob Garrott shows a MoGraph project step-by-step
Upgrader - Just upgraded to R15
Start Here:
- New in R15 - this playlist is an overview of all the new features in R15
After Effects Artist - C4D for motionographers
- Cineware Party - learn how to use Cineware Layer in AE for a more direct integration with C4D.
- Power Integration Tour - this shows some of the basics of the C4D motion graphics workflow
- Action Marathon Series - Rob Garrott shows a MoGraph project step-by-step
- WMXN Bumper - a project-based look at C4D’s AE Integration
- After Effects Integration - Chris Meyer’s extensive series on CINEMA 4D & After Effects
Cool MoGraph Projects
Simple:
Advanced:
Medical Illustration
Matte Painter
- Projection Man Presets - Some cool presets to help with Matte Painting & ProjectionMan
- Projection Man Crane Shot - A very basic look at using ProjectionMan to create digital mattes
- Camera Mapping - The next step in camera mapping
Character Animator
- The Character Object - learn how to easily rig your characters with the new Character Object
- Character Rigging in R12 - learn the basics of Character Rigging
Visual Effects
- Matchmoving and Projection Man- discover the process of integrating live plates into C4D, using ProjectionMan and Dynamics to create visual effects shots
- VFX Shot Breakdown with Syntheyes - learn how to track a live plate and integrate 3D elements
Code Monkey - Creating scripts in C4D’s Python API
- Introduction to Python in C4D - learn the basics of Python syntax, how to create & edit objects
- Python Scripting - learn how to create a Python layout, create a basic script and prep for distribution