3D Typography: Playing with Color and Volume

Adding Some Basic Lighting / Textures and a Camera with Redshift

A course by Thomas Burden , 3D Illustrator

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1,961 students

Audio: English

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About the video: Adding Some Basic Lighting / Textures and a Camera with Redshift

Overview

“Now we’ve got a simple sketch model built and arranged, we’ll add some initial lighting and basic materials with Redshift so that we can see how this is looking in 3D.”

In this video lesson Thomas Burden addresses the topic: Adding Some Basic Lighting / Textures and a Camera with Redshift, 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

“Adding Some Basic Lighting/Textures and a Camera With Redshift Now we've got a simple model built and arranged. In this lesson we'll add some basic textures and lighting using Redshift to see how it really starts to look in 3D. Let's get started. Now we've got all our basic sketch elements, models or very loosely models, it's time to add a bit of colour and texture and a touch of rough lighting to these, so we can really refine the composition before we start the more complex modelling. First thing I need to do is make sure that our render engine is set to Redshift up here. We'll leave the ...”

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Course summary for: 3D Typography: Playing with Color and Volume

Level: Beginner
99% positive reviews (74)
1961 students
5 units
29 lessons (5h 28m)

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

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3D Illustrator

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.