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In Depth: Skin Retouching and Digital Makeup, Part 1
July 25, 2014
Do you need to make some small fixes to the skin of your actor, like fixing a blemish or blotchiness? Here’s part 1 of a 2 part series on Skin Retouching and Digital Makeup to get you started!
Creating A VFX Rainy Scene
July 25, 2014
Mustapha Fersaoui shows how to create a realistic rain scene with Photoshop and After Effects using a lot of plug-ins that ship with AE, plus some Optical Flares and Red Giant Mojo.
Choosing the Correct Focal Length for Cinema 4D Cameras
July 25, 2014
When Nick Campbell posts a tutorial then you know it’s bound to be gold. Check this one out that discusses different focal lengths and their primary uses!
Fill A Volume with Clones Without Intersections In CINEMA 4D
July 25, 2014
Nick Campbell of Greyscalegorilla released a new tutorial yesterday that explains how to fill an object with clones without having them intersect. Nick also shows how to color your clones by using a plain effector. This tutorial touches on dynamics, lighting, mograph, rendering and texturing.
It’s Paper from Pingo van der Brinkloev with a Bonus Tutorial
June 24, 2014
Here’s some Midweek Motivation for you. Pingo creates amazing folded paper animation in CINEMA 4D.
2D Splash Effects with X-Particles
June 23, 2014
Mattias Peresini shows how to use X-Particles for CINEMA 4D to quickly create parametric splash and trails, with homage to the classic look of 2D cell animation. The tutorial is in English and French.
Particle Advection X-Particles With Turbulence FD Fluids
June 23, 2014
Lester Banks always serves up fine content on his blog and here's another via Lester. We first linked to this one in February 2014, but here it is again if you missed it.
Introduction to Explosions Using X-Particles and Turbulence FD
June 23, 2014
Josh Johnson from VFXDaily.com makes explosions in CINEMA 4D using X-Particles to drive the Turbulence FD Fluids.
Make a Tornado with X-Particles
June 23, 2014
Mike Batchelor explains how to create a tornado rig with X-Particles.
Dynamics Fake with X-Particles
June 23, 2014
Mike Batchelor explains how to use X-Particles constraints and deformer to create a bouncing, bending motion. It's not true dynamics, hence the name. He uses dynamic springs with constraints and collisions to achieve the effect.
Motion Blur for X-Particles
June 23, 2014
Mike Batchelor shows a couple of ways to create motion blur using X-Particles default material and objects.
Nebula Project with X-Particles
June 23, 2014
Mike Batchelor shows how to create a Nebula structures. He does a great job explaining features of the X-Particles rendering and materials.
Intro to Questions and Actions in X-Particles
June 23, 2014
Learn about Questions and Actions with X-Particles in CINEMA 4D.
Intro to Dynamics in X-Particles
June 23, 2014
Mike Batchelor takes a look at the constraints (multi physics) and the SPH fluids in X-Particles.