In this tutorial I’ll show you how to make a creative transition with a simple technique. We’ll use a Z-Depth pass and a clay render to do it. I’ll show you how to set these up in C4D physical, Octane Render and then show you how to do the compositing in After Effects. Enjoy!Read More

This is a game changer for me. I’ll show you the brand new Cryptomatte feature in Otoy Octane 2018+. With it you can say goodbye to long set ups and long render times using object layer IDs (object buffers in Octane). Now, without expensive render additions, you can switch on a couple of check boxes...Read More

In this tutorial I’ll show you how to use the new Light Linking features in Octane for Cinema 4D. I believe they came out with Octane 4.0 so you will need to make sure you’re up to date. Light linking has always been the biggest request for Octane. If you don’t know what light linking...Read More

In this tutorial I collaborate with Alessandro Boncio to show you how to create an organic logo reveal in Cinema 4D. You’ll learn how to use the Voronoi Fracture object and the new Volume Builder and Volume Mesh objects in Cinema 4D R20. This is a 100% procedural technique you can use to reveal logos,...Read More

In this tutorial/overview I’ll show you my favorite piece of software for 2018. It’s free or choose your price from pureref.com. PureRef is a great way to lay out and navigate all of your design references and inspiration. A key part of starting a new project is gathering inspiration and references to guide you with...Read More

In this Octane for Cinema 4D tutorial I’ll show you how to get rid of a pesky issue where your lights have an ugly bounding box/fringe, even when you turn their opacity down. This can happen if you’re using Fog, Medium or Volumes in Octane. This also can happen with a texture that has an...Read More

In this tutorial I’ll go over Cinema 4D R20 and how you can create some damaged or weathered look on your 3D text. We’ll dive into the new volume modeling workflow and take a quick look at the new Fields. I’m loving R20, it’s awesome! Nice work Maxon!Read More

To get the studio set up I used go here: thepixellab.net/c4d-octane-lighting-essentials In this tutorial I’ll show you how you can add a material to the front of an object and a different one to the back of an object in Cinema 4D with Octane Render. We’ll do this with the Side Node, which will use...Read More

Have you ever used Octane’s Adaptive Sampling? This tutorial is a big one. Not that’s it’s good or incredibly interesting but big in the fact that it could save you 30% render times potentially. I’ll go over Adaptive Sampling in C4D Octane, how it works, and why you might want to use it. Hope it...Read More