Animate a Character in Cinema 4D

Cinema 4D Tutorial – Animate a Simple Character in C4D Part 1: Face Animation Using Pose Morph

EJ covers animating the face with the Spline Shader and Pose Morph Tag in Cinema 4D.

Cinema 4D Tutorial – Animate a Simple Character in C4D Part 2: Adding Secondary Animation

EJ adds some secondary animation with deformers to bring the little sushi dude to life.

Want more Character Animation tutorials for Cinema 4D

We've posted lots of tutorials from EJ in the past. Here are a few from EJ and other talented artists.

• 3 Character Animation and Rigging Tutorials for Cinema 4D + Resources
• Tutorial: Eyedesyn Live Design: Modeling a Character in C4D parts 1 and 2 – EJ Hassenfranz from Eyedesyn live streamed these tutorials, giving us a closer look into his thought process and workflow while modeling a little bull character in Cinema 4D.
• Tutorial: Rigging a Simple Cartoon Character in C4D – EJ explains his workflow for creating simple characters.
• Tutorial: Basic Character Rigging in Cinema 4D – Learn the basics of character rigging in Cinema 4D beginning with understanding how C4D calculates hierarchal orders and how this can help with rigging.

Also, check out, eyedesyn Sketch & Toon Model Pack v.1, which includes over 30 C4D models that are 100% ready for use in Sketch & Toon! Each model includes 2D Cel Shader textures and scene elements such as cameras, lights, and backgrounds. Not only that, but a good chunk of these models are fully animated!

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