Cinema 4D Masterclass: Project Based Cinema 4D Course

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Welcome!

Lecture 1: Welcome to the course!

Lecture 2: Work Along and Take Notes

Chapter 2: Cinema 4D Basics

Lecture 1: Cinema 4D's Main Interface (Cinema 4D R23)

Lecture 2: Cinema 4D's Main Interface (Cinema 4D S24)

Lecture 3: Live Selection, Move, Scale and Rotate Tools

Lecture 4: Basic Navigation Controls

Lecture 5: Assignments – Section 02

Chapter 3: Creating a Cool Looking Wallpaper / 3D Cubes (Primitive Modeling Techniques)

Lecture 1: Creating the First Set of Cubes

Lecture 2: Creating the Floor

Lecture 3: Creating the Walls

Lecture 4: How to Use the "Locate Selected Elements" Command

Lecture 5: How to Use the Axis Mode in Cinema 4D

Lecture 6: Creating the Roof and the Interior Elements

Lecture 7: Finishing the Scene

Lecture 8: Rendering the Scene

Lecture 9: Assignments – Section 03

Chapter 4: Cinema 4D Basics – Part 2

Lecture 1: Cinema 4D's Layouts

Lecture 2: The Subdivision Surface Object

Lecture 3: The "Make Editable" Command

Chapter 5: Modeling a Coffee Table (Polygon Modeling Techniques)

Lecture 1: Modeling the Base

Lecture 2: Adding Details to the Base

Lecture 3: Modeling the Legs

Lecture 4: Texturing the Scene

Lecture 5: Lighting and Rendering the Final Scene

Lecture 6: Assignments – Section 05

Chapter 6: Splines and Generators in Cinema 4D

Lecture 1: A Brief Introduction to Splines and Generators in Cinema 4D

Lecture 2: Two Very Important Concepts Regarding Splines

Lecture 3: Spline Tools in Cinema 4D

Lecture 4: Spline Objects and Generators – Part 1

Lecture 5: Spline Objects and Generators – Part 2

Chapter 7: Modeling a Light Bulb (Spline Modeling Techniques).

Lecture 1: Creating a Light Bulb Scene

Lecture 2: Modeling the Glass Tube Using Splines

Lecture 3: Modeling the Body

Lecture 4: Modeling the Base – Part 1

Lecture 5: Modeling the Base – Part 2

Lecture 6: Texturing the Different Components

Lecture 7: Lighting and Rendering the Final Scene

Lecture 8: Assignments – Section 7

Chapter 8: A Few Very Important Cinema 4D Concepts

Lecture 1: Sphere Types in Cinema 4D

Lecture 2: Other Selection Tools

Lecture 3: Basic Selection Commands

Lecture 4: The Symmetry Object

Lecture 5: A Brief Introduction to UV Mapping

Chapter 9: Modeling a Low Polygon Piggy

Lecture 1: Modeling the Base Using a Sphere

Lecture 2: UV Mapping the Character – Part 1

Lecture 3: UV Mapping the Character – Part 2

Lecture 4: Sculpting Additional Details

Lecture 5: Baking the Normal Maps

Lecture 6: Painting the Color Maps in Cinema 4D's Body Paint

Lecture 7: Lighting and Rendering the Final Scene

Lecture 8: Assignments – Section 9

Chapter 10: Final Thoughts.

Lecture 1: Final Thoughts

Lecture 2: What's Next?