Maxon’s 11th release of Cinema 4D introduces significant improvements to Advanced Render. AR 3 now uses two new algorithms (Irradiance and Quasi-Monte Carlo), making it much easier and faster to get clean, and beautiful renders than ever before. In this tutorial we will learn how to take advantage of these amazing new features!
Video Tutorial: Here
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Last year I wrote a Photoshop tutorial for PSDTUTS showing how to create a very nice design using watercolor brushes. It was inspired by the work of guys such as Bruno Fujii, Margot Mace, Raphaël of My Dead Pony and Stina Person. This time I will create another effect but it will be using Masks [...]
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We get tons of questions on how to output After Effects project renders, mainly which format and codec to use. Topher decided to do some research and wrote this long article that aims to try and answer some questions. It is worth noting that the After Effects built-in help has improved dramatically in recent versions [...]
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Create digital paintings that look like high-end comics from photos with great Photoshop tips from David and Sarah Cousens.
One of the most important pieces of advice for painting a portrait is to draw what you see, rather than what you think you see.
It’s very easy as an artist to start drawing in details that [...]
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Last week we lost Michael Jackson, a true legend and without any doubt, an inspiration to a whole generation. I grew up listening to his songs and of course, was amazed by his movie clips and dance moves. The moonwalk was something I always wanted to learn how to do and even today, it still [...]
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In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how I build a light bulb from scratch in Illustrator. We’ll use numerous shapes and effects to create this illustration. I’ll take you through each step in creating this bulb. Let’s get started!
Introduction
First, there are a lot of different bulbs out there. A client recently requested a [...]
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The initial concept was the creation of an ‘atmosphere’ - a background for the car. Using images and some painting techniques over that images I made a fantasy scene. This tutorial will explain some of those techniques and how various Photoshop tools work. Let’s get started!
Resources Used
Stock Images:
Creation and 3D modeling Clicheria
Tikal Temple by ryanweis
Seagulls [...]
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Create a Floating Balloon Animation In Cinema 4D Using HDRI Lighting and Particles
Posted on 01. Jul, 2009 by admin.
In this tutorial, I go though the process of modeling, animating and lighting an animation I did for a Five Second Project called “Balloons In Black And White.” Follow along in Cinema 4D as I use particles, HDRI lighting and reflective textures to create this scene.
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Introduction:
There weren’t any sketches or concepts done in the process of creating this character, I simply wanted to create a cute, cartoonish bunny character. The only reference I had in mind at the time was of Bugs Bunny’s girlfriend from the movie, Space Jam, but I didn’t use any actual visual references in order [...]
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Introduction
The Dominance War is an annual game art character competition involving many different forums worldwide. This year, the choices of races you could create were Demon, Machine and Norm (basically anything NOT a machine or a demon and wielding a magical item) and then a series of classes within those races. Though my first instinct [...]
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