3D Typography: Playing with Color and Volume
What Will We Do in This Course?
A course by Thomas Burden , 3D Illustrator
About the video: What Will We Do in This Course?
Overview
“In this course I’ll be taking you through my own process for creating an inflatable type piece in Cinema 4D and Redshift. I will share how I did one of my most recent and favourite type pieces.”
In this video lesson Thomas Burden addresses the topic: What Will We Do in This Course?, which is part of the Domestika online course: 3D Typography: Playing with Color and Volume. Learn how to create surreal typographical animations using Cinema 4D and Redshift.
Partial transcription of the video
“What Will We Do in This Course? In this course I'll take you through my own process for creating an inflatable type piece in Cinema 4D and Redshift. I'll share how I did one of my favourite type pieces. It's a good example to share my process, from initial idea generation, to sketching out a rough 2D sketch in Adobe Illustrator. Then we'll model it all in Cinema 4D and render it in Redshift. Once we've done our concept generation and 2D sketching, I'll teach you really useful cloth dynamic modelling skills in Cinema 4D, followed by an introduction to Redshift, and finally, creating and edit...”
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Course summary for: 3D Typography: Playing with Color and Volume
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Category
3D & Animation, Calligraphy & Typography -
Software
Cinema 4D, Redshift Render -
Areas
3D, 3D Animation, 3D Design, Animation, Digital Design, Typography

Thomas Burden
A course by Thomas Burden
Thomas Burden is a 3D illustrator from Chichester, UK. He is best known for his unique visual style blending 3D type and contraptions, an aesthetic influenced by the toys he was never allowed to have as a kid.
Thomas studied Graphic Design at Camberwell College of Arts in London before working for top illustration studios like McFaul and I Love Dust. In 2013, he made the jump to freelance work, producing ad campaigns and other projects for brands, music festivals, record labels, and editorials. His client list includes McDonald’s, Netflix, Nickelodeon, Playstation, SC Johnson, Bloomingdale’s, The Guardian, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, Harpers Collins, and more.
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