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17 RECREATE: Xbox Wake effect

In part 2 we will attempt to recreate the wake effect from this Xbox spot by Vanz Media.

I had a lot of fun figuring this one out and i think there's some cool techniques here. Enjoy!

16 RECREATE SERIES: Xbox Controller Animation

Hello everyone!

Here it is. My approach at recreating this section of the video from Vanz Media. There's a few nice tips and techniques for animation in there and for using the curves in the timeline.

Hope you like it!

Teaser for June 2022

This is a new series of videos I'll be doing here and there. My intention here is to recreate some amazing animations and as I figure it out, share the knowledge with my Patrons in the hope that it will provide valuable techniques.

In this first video we'll be looking at this pretty cool animation from VIM studio, which as you can see in the preview, I got pretty close :)

15 Reform Chair Exploration Breakdown

Hello!

This month we'll go over the breakdown for this render I made. We'll cover lighting and materials of course, as well as a couple of techniques in C4D that hopefully can help you guys in your own process.

For anyone interested, here's the link to my friend Ross Mason's YouTube channel. He has great content as well

14 The Art Direction and Lighting of Nebula

Hello!

This is a long one but hopefully you guys get a lot out of this. I've been getting a lot of questions about the lighting in this project so here's a breakdown of a few scenes.

Enjoy and thank you all!

Upcoming changes

Let me start by saying (as always) thank you so much for your support. I started this Patreon with the hopes of sharing my knowledge and helping other people while being able to get some passive income in the process and I couldn't be more grateful.

I set myself a goal of achieving 100 patrons in a year and while I didn't achieve that goal, this account has remained strong with an average of 70 patrons each month, so thank you all for your support!

As with anything in life, we alw...

13 Art Directed Inflation

Hello!

As promised, here's the second video for this month. One technique that i'm sure can be useful for everyone.

I'll show you how to inflate an object and retain control of your art direction, not having to rely on simulations.

Enjoy!

12 Match Cuts and Camera Animation

You asked for it and here it is!

I decided to show you in real time how I do match cuts and I'm using two shots from my Nebula project.

I also go into a quick overview of lighting for those two shots and some other tips in Cinema 4D.

This one runs a little longer but there's no editing, it's all in real time.

Enjoy!

Update!

Hello everyone!

I'm so sorry things have been so quiet here. I got very sick for a major part of January (not COVID) and then my daughter had to be hospitalized for about 10 days. She's 100% healthy but it was a scary because she had to go into surgery to rule out cancer, thankfully no traces of cancer found.

So, apologies for no content, I just got back in the office this week and i've been catching up with work. I'm going to try and record something this weekend going over 2022-01-28 22:26:53 +0000 UTC View Post

Pledges for January

Hello everyone!

I'm pausing all pledges for January because I'm taking a break from work. If you are already a Patron, you won't be charged for January.

Thanks to everyone that's been supporting me, I'm approaching 1 year on Patreon and I'm very grateful for your support.

Merry Christmas everyone!

11 Animation and Workflow Tips

Hello!

This month I thought i'd share some of the things that help me animate better/faster in Cinema 4D and other things that I do/use when it comes to handling projects in general.

Hope this is useful!

10 FUI Design - Part 2 After Effects

Here's part 2 of this series. We'll go over the post effects done in After Effects and also I'll talk about some workflow tips between Cinema 4D and After Effects.

Thanks!

Oct 2021 Teaser - FUI Design - Part 2 After Effects

In part 2 of this series we'll go over the post effects work I did in After Effects and I'll share some workflow tips for working faster between Cinema 4D and After Effects

This is the image that we are breaking down: https://bit.ly/FUI-Designs-Patreon

09 FUI design - Part 1 Cinema 4D & Redshift

Hello!

I'm really sorry about the late post! I've been so busy with commercial work and then I got very sick for a whole week, but I appreciate everyone's patience.

In part 1 of this 2 part series we'll go over some of the tools, techniques and tricks I personalized learned and used for creating this FUI design still image.

Stay tuned for next month where I'll be showing what I did in After Effects to...

Sept 2021 Teaser - FUI Design - Part 1 C4D/Redshift

In part 1 of this 2 part series we'll go over some of the tools, techniques and tricks I learned and used for creating FUI design.

This is the image we'll be breaking down: https://bit.ly/FUI-Designs-Patreon 

Data and FUI

I'm exploring and learning about making these type of images and wanted to see if there's any interest from you guys about learning how to make these.

This one I just finished yesterday and learned a ton of new stuff, more specifically that 80% of the look is achieved in After Effects and knowing your way around plug-ins and effects.

In any case, you guys want me to make a video or a couple of videos about this type of designs?

08 Crypto and Puzzle Mattes

This month we are doing to dive into Mattes and the differences between these two types, how to set them up, when to use one of the other and finally how to use them in After Effects.

07 Stickers in Redshift

This month we are going over an easy way to add stickers without having to create complex UVmaps or using multiple materials.

06 Social Chorus Project Breakdown - Part 2

Hey all!

Here's the final part of this breakdown series. Enjoy!

June 2021 Teaser - Social Chorus Project Breakdown (Part 2)

Here's the teaser for part 2 of this series! I'm going to be talking about Art Direction, Lighting, Materials, AOVs and Rendering as well as some tips and tricks for shading.

This is the final part of this series, hope you all like it!

05 Social Chorus Project Breakdown - Part 1

Here it is!

I put a lot of effort to pack as much information as possible, but let me know what you all think and obviously if there's any questions don't hesitate to leave in comments below!

Appreciate all your support!

Here's the link to the InDesign file for the storyboard 🙂

May 2021 Teaser - Social Chorus Project Breakdown (Part 1)

I recently finished this project and it was very well received, I got a ton of questions about it so this is a perfect opportunity to do my first breakdown.   

It's going to be 2 parts and for Part 1 I'm going to be talking about project management and animation overview. Part 2 will be more focused on materials and lighting.

04 Art Direction, lighting concepts and tips

Hello Patrons!

This month we are diving into Art Direction and lighting. I wanted to take a step back and look at more of a higher level concept by breaking down some images and seeing what makes the lighting and composition work. We also go a bit into Cinema4D and Redshift for some tips.

Hope you enjoy and thank you for being here!

April 2021 Teaser - Art direction, lighting concepts and tips

Teaser for my April 2021 Patreon tutorial. We are going to be talking about lighting and some Redshift tips as well as breaking down some examples and briefly touching on composition.

My intention is to make this tutorial more about concepts and less about which buttons to press, so this definitely applies to any render engine.

Quick check-in

Thank you all for being here and for those of you that have provided feedback, I really appreciate it!

Is there anything in particular you'd want to see/learn in future posts on my Patreon?

Please comment below as I am actively working on ideas for future content.

It is also very appreciated if you are enjoying the content to let me know and...

03 Camera Animation Techniques in Cinema 4D

This month is about cameras!

Video ended up being a bit longer than expected but hopefully it's packed with lots of information.

I added bookmarks to the YouTube video in case you want to check out specific parts of it.

Let me know what you guys/gals think!

First stream recording

So the stream went well! Got very good feedback and gained a few followers. I still need to learn some things but I think at this point I want to try it out more often. For now these are free to access, I'll figure out later if they become part of Volume 2 or maybe a new tier.

No real schedule for now, be sure to follow me on Twitch cause I might go live without any notice...but I will try to notify a day or two in advan...

Livestream tomorrow!

Hello hello!

I'm going to be trying out livestream tomorrow on Twitch. If any of you want to come and hang and watch me create something cool (hopefully) or fail miserably that'd be great!

Regardless, I'll be posting the link to watch here later so you'll all have access to that.

For now I'll keep the streams and the recordings of streams free to access but if it sticks and I start doing it more often it'll be another benefit for Patrons (maybe another tier).

We...

March 2021 Teaser - Camera Animation Techniques in C4D

Hello Patrons and the world!

I get asked about camera animation techniques quite often so I think it's time we talk about it. I'm going to be sharing some of the techniques I use in my personal and commercial work as well as some tips for keyframing and optimization.

It's going to be fun! see you in March!

02 Instance AutoRenamer

This is something I wish we had the option to activate in Cinema 4D. When I'm dealing with lots of instance objects I like to know which object is being instanced at a glance.

To me this is specially useful when i'm working on a scene that has for example a car that is still a work in progress. This allows me to leave the original geometry in the center of the scene and instance it so I can manipulate the instance. Then working on the car in a different scene and then replacing is super...