Animated 3D Lettering with X-Particles
Render 1
A course by Erich Gordon , Art Director
About the video: Render 1
Overview
“Before we send our project to render and go for a coffee, we are going to review the details and parameters of the Redshift render engine to adjust them according to what is best for each letter. Checking lights, intensities and doing quick tests on specific frames is the key to getting everything ready for rendering. ”
In this video lesson Erich Gordon addresses the topic: Render 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Animated 3D Lettering with X-Particles. Learn to create simulations with the Cinema 4D plugin and bring your fonts to life.
Partial transcription of the video
“Render In this lesson we will adjust parameters and we will see everything related to the Redshift render engine to leave our letters rendering and go for a coffee. Go for it. Here i cached and already with the particles with the colors, the direction of the art, etc. I was giving the letter F as an error due to the simulations, and affected by the turbulence, the F was distorting. I shortened to the timeline instead of 250 frames I set it to 200 frames, and I was not convinced by the effect that the Turbulence was giving to the F. Therefore I turned it off to correct those errors and i cac...”
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Course summary for: Animated 3D Lettering with X-Particles
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Category
3D & Animation, Calligraphy & Typography -
Software
Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator, Cinema 4D -
Areas
3D, 3D Animation, 3D Lettering, Animation, Motion Graphics, Photography Post-production, Typography

Erich Gordon
A course by Erich Gordon
Erich Gordon is a graphic designer and art director specializing in typography, lettering, and 3D movement. He has degrees in International Studies and Visual Communication from the Central University of Venezuela.
In 2011, he co-founded C4 Estudio Visual, a graphic design studio that develops projects for a variety of national and international brands.
Erich's work highlights a broad spectrum of cultural, industrial, and artistic references. As an art director, Erich’s projects have been awarded by the Latin American Design Awards, receiving gold (2018) and bronze (2019) in the Typography category.
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