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3D Lighting in Cinema 4D

3D Lighting in Cinema 4D

In this masterclass, you will learn how to do two beautiful still life compositions inside Cinema 4D. We will cover step by step each still life – we will go through the shape compositions, lighting and shading.

Course by Diogo de Tita
3D Lighting in Cinema 4D

What is this Cinema4D course about?

In this masterclass you`ll learn how to make two compositions. We are going through every step, we are going to make a cloud using Houdini. Don’t be afraid, it will be super easy! We will go through simple object techniques such as using fillets and Booleans, dive into work with Octane Render to do our lighting, apply textures to your lights and use Skylight for getting the result we want.


Level: You’ve already started taking the first steps in the sphere and have a basic understanding of the work principles of this soft. Basic
Soft: Cinema 4D, Octane Render, Houdini
Language: English
Course curriculum

What will I learn in 3D Lighting in Cinema 4D course?

11 lectures / 5h+

Composition 1- Part 1

Let’s start to compose your objects in our scene!

Composition 1- Part 2

We will dive into work with Octane Render and start lighting our composition. I will explain in depth all the lighting tools needed for this scene and we will set up our camera effects!

Composition 1- Part 3

Shading! After our lighting it’s done, we will apply and create pastel materials to give us the look that we want!

Composition 1 – Part 4 / Composition 2 Start

We will give the needed finishing touches to our first composition and start composing objects for a new scene.

Composition 2 – Part 2

We will finish setting up the objects in our scene. We will go through simple object techniques such as using fillets and Booleans.

Composition 2 – Part 3

We will, once again, dive into work with Octane Render to do our lighting. We will go through applying textures to your lights and using Skylight for getting the result we want.

Composition 2 – Part 4

Materials! Besides doing some simple texturing, we will go through applying noise patterns, gradients, smudges and scratches to our materials so you can feel comfortable working with materials in the future!

Composition 2 – Part 5

In this lesson, we will finish applying our material knowledge to the second scene before we start doing our VDB cloud.

Composition 2 – Part 6

Let’s get to work in Houdini to create our VDB cloud. After that, we will give color to our cloud. Don’t be afraid, it will be super easy!

Composition 2 – Part 7

Let’s wrap up our composition with the needed finishing touches!

Breakdown Scene – bonus video

In this bonus video, I will share with you an overall breakdown of a different composition that I did applying the same principles, techniques and tricks that you’ve learned during this masterclass.

About the Author

Hi! I’m Diogo de Tita and I’m a 3D motion designer based in Lisbon, Portugal.
With a background in filmmaking, I’ve started doing 3D 4 years ago and instantly fell in love with all the possibilities.

3D Lighting in Cinema 4D Masterclass

3D Lighting in Cinema 4D Masterclass

In this masterclass, you will learn how to do two beautiful still life compositions inside Cinema 4D. We will cover step by step each still life – we will go through the shape compositions, lighting and shading.

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