Cinema 4D Training | Cinema 4D Courses

Introduction

The course will show delegates the fundamentals of Maxon Cinema 4D, and by the end of the course, you'll already be able to create your own 3D designs and character animations, and be beginning to move towards an understanding of the more sophisticated features of the software.

Pre-Requisites

This course is intended for designers who are looking to use Cinema 4D for 3D design and have little or no experience of the application currently.

Who Should attend?

Ahead of taking this course the trainee must have basic PC or Mac skills, including a fundamental understanding of a computer's operating system, how to launch an application and create and save files, as well as how to copy files from CDs and other media.

What will you learn?

Once you have completed the Maxon Cinema 4D course you will be able to fully:

• Confidently create your own 3D designs and character animations
• General interface, Modelling, Texturing, Animation, Rendering

Course Outline

General interface

• Customising the interface to make life easier
• Navigation and object manipulation
• Complete interface tour
• Which parts you can safely ignore

Modelling

• Polygon tools
• Spline manipulation
• NURBS
• Deformers
• Working with imported CAD models
• Loading Adobe Illustrator paths
• Working to scale
• Polygon efficiency for faster renders

Texturing

• Material channels
• File formats and their advantages
• Shaders - textures - animated textures
• Applying materials in the right place
• Reflections and Transparencies

Animation

• Key frames
• Easing in and smooth motion
• Animating parameters
• Camera animations and walkthroughs
• Particle systems

Rendering

• Cameras
• Lighting
• Shadows
• Lighting techniques
• Render settings and project set up
• Final render export
• Rendering animations