3D Typography: Playing with Color and Volume
Modelling the Ball Pool
A course by Thomas Burden , 3D Illustrator
About the video: Modelling the Ball Pool
Overview
“Now we’ll model the ball pool, using some basic modelling skills, as well as using an emitter with some basic rigid body dynamic simulation to fill the pool with balls.”
In this video lesson Thomas Burden addresses the topic: Modelling the Ball Pool, 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
“Modelling the Ball Pool Now we're gonna be learning how to model the ball pool using basic modelling skills combined with an Emitter and some very simple rigid body dynamic simulations. Let me show you. Now we've modelled all the letters, it's time start on these other peripheral elements, before we start on this big guy. We'll leave him till last. So, the next thing to do is model this paddling pool, this ball pool. We'll just copy and paste this into a new document for now, as that's easiest. And let's jump into our four views. Now we can zero out the position on this. Obviously, we've sk...”
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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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