Realistic CGI Compositions: Create a Sci-Fi Scene
Composition
A course by Timo Noack , 3D Artist and Art Director
About the video: Composition
Overview
“What deserves your attention? It is time to arrange the objects you have modeled into a composition that makes sense. For this, I will teach you some composition basics.”
In this video lesson Timo Noack addresses the topic: Composition, which is part of the Domestika online course: Realistic CGI Compositions: Create a Sci-Fi Scene. Learn to create a cinematic scene by creating shapes, lights, textures, and atmospheric effects in Cinema 4D and Octane Render.
Partial transcription of the video
“Composition Now, I'll show you some basics of composition. You will apply geometric rules to make your layout more professional and interesting. Now we are coming to the part where we want to arrange our object in our scene. As I said, you can use your content browser to search for digital objects, and I found one, which I placed in my scene. For example, I modeled a plug socket here on the corner. I modeled this by myself with a simple Boolean technique. It's not perfect as it's just meant to be there in the background and recognized by the viewer. It's just a cube with booled out cylinder...”
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Course summary for: Realistic CGI Compositions: Create a Sci-Fi Scene
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Category
3D & Animation -
Software
Cinema 4D, OctaneRender -
Areas
3D, 3D Design, 3D Modeling, Art Direction, Audiovisual Post-production, Concept Art

Timo Noack
A course by Timo Noack
Timo Noack is a 3D artist and art director from Frankfurt, Germany. His career started from a passion for photography and film. After capturing images of nature and exploring concepts like light, texture, and image editing, he dedicated his career to creating cinematic worlds for the entertainment, music, sports and advertising industries.
As an art director with focus on CGI, concept art and photography, he’s worked for nearly a decade in a variety of fields, ranging from illustration, graphic design, animation, to print and online media with clients from automotive, communication, technology, and finance sectors.
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