Cinema 4d Introduction/Intermediate

This course coupled with Cinema 4Ds easy interface and logical workflow make it possible for those new to 3D artistry to be producing hi-end 3D scenes quickly.

We will cover modeling techniques for creating bespoke models, typography & objects. We’ll also cover animation, lighting and camera techniques. The course covers an introduction to BodyPaint 3D and how best to texture your models and type. We’ll show you the software’s tight integration with Adobe products as well as other leading compositing and video products. We’ll work through the best rendering and export techniques.

Cinema 4d is fast, intuitive and delivers dazzling imagery. This course is suitable for people in any industry looking to add 3D to their workflow.

What You'll Learn

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Working in a 3D Environment
• Navigating in 3D
• Selecting & Positioning Objects
• Creating Primitives
• Creating Splines
• Creating Spline Primitives
• Creating NURBS Models
• Booleans, Symmetry & Instances
• Extrude, Bevel & Mirror
• Basic Materials
• Building Hierarchies
• Basic Lighting & Cameras
• Rendering Images & Basic Animation
• Importing, Merging & Replacing Scenes
• File Management & Saving files

Course Content

Introduction to Maxon Cinema 4D

Overview

• Overview of Cinema 4D
• The Cinema 4D interface
• The Camera and Object views
• Customising your workspace

Modelling

• Creating a manipulating primitive shapes
• Creating and understanding splines
• Creating Nurbs
• Shapes and parameters
• Deformers
• Polygon modelling tools
• Creating and applying textures
• Adding text & company logos
• Importing Adobe Illustrator paths

Creating a scene

• Adding a floor object
• Adding the Sky object
• Adding Lighting
• Light textures, projections & shadows
• The Material Manager
• Creating new materials
• Concepts of colour, transparency, reflection...
• Applying a material to an object
• Changing a materials mapping
• Applying Video textures to objects

Body Paint 3D

• Introduction to UV maps
• How to use Body Paint 3D to create textures
• Camera mapping your new models flawlessly into existing imagery
• Projection Painting/Texturing
• How to leverage Adobe Photoshop to really enhance the texturing process.

Animation

• Timeline concepts
• Setting keyframes
• Animating objects and cameras
• Editing animation sequences
• Creating an animation path for your object
• Animating the camera
• Rendering the animation
• Animating Nurbs
• Multiple cameras
• Animating the light

Rendering / Exporting

• Rendering a view
• Rendering settings
• Rendering for Print
• Rendering for Video
• Rendering with Alpha Channels
• Creating a Render queue
• Importing and exporting from other 3D packages
• Rendering your project to different formats (MOV, Image sequences & Quicktime VR)

Our goal is to make sure your class meets your objectives, not ours. Therefore, all of our outlines are treated as guides to help steer the workshop. We may change or alter course topics to best suit the classroom situation. A certificate will be given on completion of the course and you may also have the opportunity to sit for an accredited exam. Courses may also be customized to fit your exact requirements.