Desert Landscape in Redshift - Cinema 4D Tutorial

Overview

Create a procedural desert sand dune landscape in Cinema 4D and Redshift with this comprehensive 49-minute tutorial. Learn techniques for generating realistic sand textures, art directing hills, and utilizing Redshift nodes to add color, grain, and wave patterns. Master advanced concepts like layering noises, distorting textures, and creating object imprints in sand using collision deformers. Follow along step-by-step to craft a visually stunning desert scene, complete with sun and sky elements, and discover tips for optimizing your workflow with geometry baking.

Syllabus

Intro
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Creating Sand Landscape
Art Directing Hills
Adding #Redshift Sun & Sky
New Redshift Nodes vs. Old Redshift Nodes
Adding Sand Diffuse Color
Creating Sand Grain Bump Node
Adding Sand Wave Lines
Distorting Sand Wave Lines
Using Bump Blender Node
Layering Up Noises with RS Color Layer
Adding Distortion via RS Texture Rotate
Adding Object Imprint in Sand using Collision Deformer
Finishing Touches & PostFX
Baking Landscape Geometry
Wrap Up