Create a dynamic pillow animation in Cinema 4D with cloth

November 1, 2022

Nick Campbell from Greyscalegorilla explains how Chad Ashley created his famous pillow fabrics animation, as seen on social media. Chad used the Patterned Canvas Material Collection in Greyscalegorilla Plus, and it looks like real baby toys!

Learn how he created the pillow shapes from scratch using the Volume Builder. Then, learn some simple UV techniques and use loop selections to create photo-real stitching. Chad used Cloth simulation and Field Forces with the latest Material collection in Tactile, all within Cinema 4D. Plus, see the tons of little tweaks Chad used to create the beautiful final render.

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Posted by Michele Yamazaki