3D Lettering: Modelling and Texturising with Cinema 4D
Modeling, texturing and lighting 1
A course by Zigor Samaniego , Illustrator and 3D Designer
About the video: Modeling, texturing and lighting 1
Overview
“We are going to model, texturize and illuminate. I will explain with a few simple steps how I do it.”
In this video lesson Zigor Samaniego addresses the topic: Modeling, texturing and lighting 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: 3D Lettering: Modelling and Texturising with Cinema 4D. Bring your letters to life from the initial sketch to the final render.
Partial transcription of the video
“Letter M: Modeling, texturing and lighting - 1 We have already seen the references, now we are going to model with Cinema 4D. In Cinema 4D we can do whatever we want, the physical norms of the real world do not affect us, so we are going to have a lot of fun. Let's see it. What I have here is a text Spline. I delete it and show you how to create it. Let's go to the Spline tools, we select type Text and it generates the text of "text". So, we change it to the letter we want, In this case I have chosen the M. Great, okay, and here we select the source we want. I've been fiddling before so thi...”
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Course summary for: 3D Lettering: Modelling and Texturising with Cinema 4D
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Category
3D & Animation -
Software
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Cinema 4D, OctaneRender -
Areas
3D, 3D Lettering, 3D Modeling, Motion Graphics, Photography Post-production

Zigor Samaniego
A course by Zigor Samaniego
In Zigor Samaniego's more-than-ten-year career as a 3D designer, he has had the opportunity to experiment in various branches of the discipline, from the creation of graphics for video games, advertising, and lettering pieces to character creation. Creatures from his personal project, which he regularly showcases on social media, have paved the way for him to work with clients such as Prada, Maxon, Nickelodeon, and Nestlé, among others.
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