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This tutorial explains how to create a tyre in a similar way to making tank tracks, make one tread object, DUPLICATE it 30-50 times and use ARRANGE to auto arrange them around a circle spline, also You will need the MAKETHICKER plugin, download and drop it into program files/maxon/cinema 4d/plugins. Follow the below link for more details...
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Open Cinema 4d and start off by clicking "F5" on the top of your keyboard. The screen below should appear. Now you want to click and hold that to zoom out on the top-right, the bottom left and the bottom right screens. Now we can see our piece from all different directions. Follow the below link for more details...
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Here I will teach you how to create an abstract flower thing (I really don't know what else to call it, so flower thing works for me. First we need to create a sphere. You can either go to Objects >> Primitive >> Sphere or you can select sphere from the Object Icon. Follow the below link for more details...
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Here I will teach you how to create a ball of tenticles. First we need to create a platonic. You can either go to Objects >> Primitive >> Platonic or you can select Platonic from the Object Icon . Next we need to make it editable. To do this either press C on your keyboard, go to Structure. Follow the below link for more details...
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In Lightwave Modeler, use Ball Numeric (ctrl + n after choosing Ball from the menu) and create a "sphere" with the following specifications. Once it is created, subpatch it (Tab). Save it, and send it to Layout. It should look something along the lines of this. Follow the below link for more details...
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Learn how to make a wavy spike, sort of like logo for the US football team, the Minnesota Vikings. Follow the below link for more details...
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This Basics tutorial is to explain how to build faces and the three uses of the bridge tool that make it very very useful4992 Creating faces using the CREATE POLYGON tool is accurate and used most often but can be slow at times, the BRIDGE tool allows you to fill in faces very quickly, you can also bridge gaps between two parts or cut a clean hole through an object. Follow the below link for more details...
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This tutorial explains how to simply UV a basic box crate, and paint it up to look like old worn wood etc using the Paintbrush tool, a little Dodge and Burn and Layers. Follow the below link for more details...
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Wanna make some Text like this in Cinema 4D R8? Follow the below link for more details...
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This tutorial will show you how to build poly stuff in Cinema 4D R8 for use in 3D game engines, etc. What's more, you'll learn how to build your own gun. Follow the below link for more details...
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I havent built loads of heads so I'm no expert :) and this is not the only way to do stuff its just the way I-). Its meant as a guide to give you some ideas on how to get that first head modelled. Its not fully finished yet and this part only deals with the bulding of the face. Follow the below link for more details...
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This tutorial explains how to create a large sky-plane, create a sky-like material using the bhodinut 2d noise shaders and explains how to create your own variations etc. Follow the below link for more details...
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This first part of the tutorial is going to deal with a quick efficient way to UV map a weapon in BODYPAINT, it may seem a bit daunting at first but after while you'll rip a gun to bits in 15 minutes! Follow the below link for more details...
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I was wondering how to make an animated camp fire the other day, so I had a play around and figured it out and I saved off pics as I went along and wrote this, I hope you find it useful! The image above shows the kinda thing you can create and animate quite easily in Cinema 4D! Follow the below link for more details...
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This tutorial explains how to create some STATIC tank tracks for any tank/tracked model!! A Quick explanation is we create a SPLINE in the shape of the tracks from the side, and 1 Track section, then DUPLICATE the section 30-50 times and ARRANGE it along the SPLINE. Follow the below link for more details...
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This is tutorial for an Xpresso based tool created by Simon Russell for Cinema 4D called PolyStepper. It deforms any polygon object onto a mograph cloner. You can Download PolyStepper here. Follow the below link for more details...
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Janine Pauke from 3D Fluff shows you how to use the hair system to add feathers to an object. Follow the below link for more details...
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Building simple objects with polygons in C4D ? CINEMA 4D Tutorial ? General. Follow the below link for more details...
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This specific tutorial describes how to create a well-lit and textured logo using simple CINEMA 4D guidelines. The complete Design in Motion series offers short tutorials on After Effects and CINEMA 4D projects, and features real-world examples that can be applied to creative projects right away. Follow the below link for more details...
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This specific tutorial describes how to create bouncing, animated type using dynamic simulations. The complete Design in Motion series offers short tutorials on After Effects and CINEMA 4D projects, and features real-world examples that can be applied to creative projects right away. Follow the below link for more details...
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This CINEMA 4D tutorial discusses how to make a distressed metal type in using the Texture tool. Follow the below link for more details...
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This CINEMA 4D tutorial describes how to use Xrefs to work effectively and efficiently throughout an entire CINEMA 4D animation project. Follow the below link for more details...
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This CINEMA 4D tutorial describes how to use Constraint tags to control a 3D camera in relationship to other 3D objects. Follow the below link for more details...
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This CINEMA 4D tutorial describes how to create two different motion blurs to make your 3D animation more realistic. Follow the below link for more details...
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This tutorial shows how to create a glowing sci-fi text effect that?s started in CINEMA 4D and finished in After Effects. Follow the below link for more details...
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This tutorial shows how to create and animate a 3D flower using CINEMA 4D?s MoGraph toolset, best used for repetitive elements. Follow the below link for more details...
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Star Craft is one of the most popular games in the world and could not miss this opportunity of a zerg tutoria ? hidralisc. Creating one of these aliens is a challenge, but not for Cinema 4D. In this tutorial will teach advanced modeling techniques and without the need to use several geometric mesh. Many programs require powerful graphic cards, but with cinema 4d that is not the case. Follow the below link for more details...
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This is a new tutorial series called monster in Cinema 4D, of which we will create the various monsters as they used to be in horror films. A real vampire, frankenstein, monster of the lake etc. and in this case the werewolf made ??entirely in cinema 4d, with the tool, sculpture. This tutorial is for beginners and advanced. The final product can be found on the download links of Cinema 4D. Follow the below link for more details...
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With cinema 4d you can create all kinds of models, Now with the sculpting technology, the possibilities are endless to films and games, this opportunity, we create a tutorial based on the game gear of wars, this character has two types of design. That are mechanical and organic and with Cinema 4D, both results can be obtained. This tutorial also includes project files and tutorials for Cinema 4D. Follow the below link for more details...
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Learn how to model some of the most amazing Batman cars in Cinema 4D. This tutorial is over 15 hours performed for beginner and advanced Cinema 4D users, with high detailed 3D the tumbler, this is created using very few polygons, for the implementation of projects in Cinema 4D R14, you can also use a previous version Cinema 4D R12. Follow the below link for more details...
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New and exciting tutorial. Learn how to create a transformers triple changer for visual effects, movies and films. This work was inspired by the Transformers G1 series character Blitzwing and the Transformers third movie Dark of the Moon. cinema 4d tutorial brings you this wonderful project that includes a two hours tutorial video, 3D models, textures and more cool stuff. Follow the below link for more details...
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Build your own tron light cycle! This month Cinema 4d tutorial.net teaches you how to combine 3D and VFX elements to make a complete sequence. In this tutorial we will create an scene that looks like TRON Legacy. You will learn how to make a realistic TRON light cycle, and create an awesome scene. Follow the below link for more details...
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Nowadays many movie productions use CG animals. These are safer to handle and work with since working with real wild animals like snakes require experts. As you already know, visual effects are a useful tool, however, a big expense in high budget movies like Snakes on a plane, Prince of Persia, Anaconda and Harry Potter?s last movie. We are aware that animating objects and include them in a scene is a complicated task, moreover, working with organic surfaces makes the job even harder. For this reason, this time we will teach you how to create and animate an attacking snake, conducting the modeling, texturing and animation process in Cinema 4D and finally post production in Adobe After Effects. Follow the below link for more details...
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This time we bring you a new tutorial on how to create a plane crash. This animation can be used in movies, films, documentaries and TV shows. We understand the visual effects, now we bring the secrets and resources to help you create cool stuff. The first part consists of a 90 minutes video tutorial provided free of charge, which explains how to model a Boeing 777 in full detail. As always we are here to answer all your questions and comments. Follow the below link for more details...
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The advanced demon face Tutorial has a unique content, it does not use a simple tracking or uses the warp tool. This is a more complex transformation, it covers complete or partial face replacement by using computer graphics. Rebuild an actor?s face in a detailed 3Ds model easily and it can be done with the rest of the body. Thanks to Maxon technology, the best 3D software Cinema 4D now it possible to model, animate, texturize and a lot more. We bring you complete cinema 4d tutorials and professional resources on spectacular visual effects. With this knowledge you will be able to create those amazing movie?s VFX everybody like with awesome results. Follow the below link for more details...
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Do you like TRON Legacy identity disc hologram? Well, Cinema4dtutorial.net teaches you how to create this amazing VFX used in sci-fi movies. Thanks to Maxon?s Mograph technology we can create complex geometrical figures. In this new tutorial we will create a sequence like TRON Legacy Solar sailer in cinema 4d and you will learn how to create realistic and cool effects. Follow the below link for more details...
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In this tutorial we will learn how to create realistic dynamic simulations and particle effects with cinema 4d and xplode techniques. These vfx, are frequently used in films like: Casino Royal 007, 2012, Transformers, Avengers, Iron Man, Hulk etc. If you want realistic collisions, dynamics, and Rigid Body simulation, this is your chance to learn VFX now, only at cinema4dtutorial.net. Follow the below link for more details...
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Iron man steatlh is a short film created, produced and directed by cinema 4d tutorial TEAM, inspired by the comics and the upcoming movie "the avengers", we had the desire to create a superhero and teach you how to create your own iron man suit. Movies, Games, TV shows and epic Films require the collaboration of hundreds of the greatest vfx artists in the industry every year. What are you waiting for? This is your chance to learn the fantastic world of visual effects, only at cinema4dtutorial.net. Follow the below link for more details...
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This time, the cinema 4d tutorials, recreate the scene from "Transformation of the Mirror" inspired by the movie "Snow White and the Huntsman" a very complicated scene which we wanted to share with you, "The 3D Melt" This vfx is widely used in movies like Terminator 2, 3, The abyss and Games like Silent Hill, and WOW , and TV shows like LOST, Heroes, GAME OF THRONES. Cinema 4D is a very complete and professional 3D program as you can see has the ability to create a 3D fusion, without the software ?RealFlow?. Follow the below link for more details...
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In this new tutorial we?ll composite the FVX of the film "The Day the Earth Stood Still" which includes cinema 4d tutorials ? how to make an energy spheres with cinema 4d, Learn to build particles disintegration, optical flares and composition in after effects. Thanks to maxon we have an excellent and powerful software "Cinema 4D R13" and with the technology Cinebench (tool to compare CPU and graphics) we will bring the best tutorials, so they can learn from the comfort of your home or work. Follow the below link for more details...
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One of the effects most wanted and more cool in the Visual effects industry, is the animation of fluids and liquids, with this effect you can manipulate any kind of fluid, like water, soft drinks, chocolate, milk etc. Used for films such as: Percy jackson, X Men, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Twilight and TV spot as energizers like rockstar, pepsi and more. Has become the most sought visual effect in the entertainment industry now with cinama 4d tutorials, We bring you a very complete tutorial, where you can learn the technique of the masters, without any pluguin or program, the only thing you need cinema 4d. Follow the below link for more details...
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Prometheus holographic navigation is a very exciting tutorial, in which you will learn a more advanced MoGraph, with new techniques that are exclusive only in cinema 4d tutorials, our entire team we liked the movie. Really one of the BEST science fiction movies that you have to see, and all these effects were realized with the program Cinema 4D, Thanks to Maxon, we have the best 3d software in the market and thanks to MoGraph, we can create great effects in minutes. Now you can create a hologram effect in movies like, The Avengers, Iron Man 3, Total Recall, GI Joe 2, Star Wars and many more. This tutorial as always includes the project files, materials and more cool stuff. Follow the below link for more details...
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Cinema 4D tutorials is proud to bring you. This wonderful tutorial nuclear explosion, It?s a effect used quite frequently in the movies and Tv shows like Indiana jones, the dark knight rises, Terminator 4, District 9 akira and its use is not limited to movies, can be used for doomsday documentaries or tv shows about prophecies of the Apocalypse. The pyroclastic flow this effect can also be used in volcano eruptions. In Cinema 4D tutorials we are very well trained to teach you the magic of visual effects thanks to Maxon Cinema 4D. Follow the below link for more details...
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Expecto Patronum is one of the most beautiful VFX ,that was created for the film Harry Potter. Also you can find this Visual effect in movies like: lord of the ring, Avatar, Narnia, Alice in Wonderland, Van Helsing and many more. Cinema 4d tutorials, Again we teach you the secrets of the movies, with best 3d program, cinema 4d Now with the excellent plugin turbulenceFD This effect is perfect for TV spot, especially in Christmas. you can use any 3d object cinema 4d ,also, can have animation. Follow the below link for more details...
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As promised in the last tutorial I would find out how the motion camera from Cinema 4D R14 works and do a quick guide to get you started. It is brilliant if you just want to add a bit of subtle realistic camera shake to your scene. This is by no means a be all and end of of the motion camera but it should at least get you started playing with it. Follow the below link for more details...
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Hi Guys, Sorry I have been quiet lately. Been mega busy with work, extra curricula work and various other stuff? All sucking up my time! I wanted to do something fun so for this tutorial we look at using MoGraph to make a ton of cubes fly around in a vortex before making up some text then finally coming crashing to the floor! Lots of fun stuff in here.. There is definitely some useful tips to be found! I also decided that on this one I?d include an extension tutorial with how to actually render and composite the animation in after effects. Follow the below link for more details...
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In this thrilling tutorial we look at creating a dynamic spring that actually shows in the render and works with the dynamics system. This came about after I was creating an exploded locking mechanising for an advert. Cinema has the spring connector which works wonderfully, however it doesnt show in the render. In order to get round this I created a helix spline with a sweep nurbs and then tied that to the position of the top part of the spring. Hey presto a working spring that shows in the render and is completely dynamic! Follow the below link for more details...
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In this Cinema 4D tutorial we go through creating a cool text effect where the glass front is separate from the hollow plastic backing.
We have a look at a bit of simple Xpresso which enables really easy changes to the text. Next we light the scene and put the bolts and screw holes in. Follow the below link for more details...
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Hey all, Well, today is the the release day for Infidio Pro. For those that arn?t familiar with Infidio its a seamless floor or infinity studio tool for Cinema 4D. It sets up a scene with all of the most commonly used configuration controls at hand to make it easy to adjust. The Pro version sees a lighting rig included so that you can be setup and ready to render in no time at all. I have made a quick tip video just to let you see Infidio Pro in action. Follow the below link for more details...
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In this tutorial other than saying ummmm, eeeerrrr and not mentioning Infidio a heck of a lot we look at techniques used to make text burst from a ball pit. We cover creating the animation from nothing in Cinema 4D, building an inflatable ball pool, building and animating some text, and chucking balls around?. Then we take it into After Effects for the final composite. Plus I even tell my favourite joke at the end. Follow the below link for more details...
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In this tutorial we play around with cloth dynamics. We have a look at how to setup a scene in which a large cloth is lifted up revealing an object. It does go a little wrong towards to the end but we have a look at how to fix it and make a discovery of a limitation. Follow the below link for more details...
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In this tutorial we go over how to create a portal style scene. There are a few techniques in this tutorial that I think are very useful to know. I also thought it was time for some dramatics on the intro. Follow the below link for more details...
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A quick tutorial on how to create a depth of field pass in Cinema 4D then how to use it in After Effects and Photoshop. I made this one quickly because I keep forgetting how to do it and I always found it a little tricky finding out how. At least now if I forget again I can watch my own video to find out how. Follow the below link for more details...
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After several requests I have put together this quick tutorial showing you how I made the coin flip up at the screen. Here I cover some more basics of dynamics and a little bit of ramped slow motion. You can see the original tutorial for creating the coin in the first place here. Follow the below link for more details...
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Going to try and get more tutorials on here, so I?ll start with a simple one on how to make a dynamic skateboard. In this tutorial I go over modeling a very simple skateboard, using a couple of connectors and motors I make it work all on its own. It might show a little but I have definitely had a few drinks before and during this tutorial so there are a few slightly odd moments but just go with it. Follow the below link for more details...
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In this video I show you how to create bowl and fill it up with balls in Cinema 4D. I cover creating the dynamics and show you have to achieve the matrix style ramped slow motion. Follow the below link for more details...
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In this video I show you how to create a realistic looking coin in Cinema 4D, we go over the texturing and take a little look into creating some dynamics including how to do a neat coin spin! Follow the below link for more details...
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So without much further ado I bring you the first in my series of Cinema 4D tutorials, you might find the titles or subjects quite odd but then again they are subjects which I have searched google for and come up with nothing so I thought I would share how I went about doing what I had hoped to be shown how to do. Follow the below link for more details...
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This tutorial is a day late, but that?s because I spent yesterday researching and experimenting myself so as to provide you with a top quality tutorial. The first part of today?s tutorial will explain how to model a pipe in Cinema 4D and weight it using hyperNURBS with the second part describing how to create an amazing looking translucent glass texture your sure to love. The second half of this tutorial is also an English translation of this German tutorial. Follow the below link for more details...
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