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Create a Bent Text Design in Cinema 4D

eyedesyn via YouTube

Overview

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Learn to recreate a Scandinavian-inspired bent text design in Cinema 4D or Cinema 4D Lite through this comprehensive 49-minute tutorial. Master the techniques of modeling text with peeling layers, revealing transparency on the backside of peeled-back portions. Explore how to smoothly bend text spline geometry, create plastic, glass, and wood materials, and set up effective lighting for the scene. Discover the power of using Instances to easily iterate and change text in the Text Spline Object. Follow along step-by-step to create extrude objects, add details, reflections, HDRI, textures, and materials. Dive into lighting techniques, render settings, and camera adjustments to achieve the perfect final render. Suitable for both Cinema 4D and the free Cinema 4D Lite version included with Adobe Creative Cloud.

Syllabus

Intro
Create a new composition
Create an extrude object
Bending the object
Adding detail
Adding reflections
Adding HDRI
Adding Floor Texture
Adding an Overlay
Adding Color
Adding a Bump
Adding Material
Lighting
Render Settings
Fill Light
Camera
Front Clipping
Adding Transparent Parts
Refraction
Transparent Material
Reflections
Final Render

Taught by

eyedesyn

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