3D Character Modelling with Cinema 4D for Beginners
Lighting, Texturing and Rendering Your Character 2
A course by Luke Doyle , CG Lead and Art Director
About the video: Lighting, Texturing and Rendering Your Character 2
Overview
“In the second part of this lesson, I will continue preparing the scene by making the material and defining the final color and lighting for the pot.”
In this video lesson Luke Doyle addresses the topic: Lighting, Texturing and Rendering Your Character 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: 3D Character Modelling with Cinema 4D for Beginners. Learn basic modeling techniques to create playful characters filled with texture, light, and detail using the Redshift plug-in.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Lighting, Texturing and Rendering Your Character Let's start making the material for the pot. Go to Materials, make a new material, and rename this to "Pot." Let's add that to the Pot and the Tray. You'll see we have the material. To texture this, we'll use a method known as PBR, which is also known as Physically Based Rendering. It's a texture workflow that aims to simulate how light reacts with a model to attempt to simulate real-life materials. You can use resources like Substance Designer or Quixel Megascans. The Poliigon website has PBR materials too. Let's start by adding in a textu...”
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Course summary for: 3D Character Modelling with Cinema 4D for Beginners
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Category
3D & Animation -
Software
Cinema 4D, Redshift Render -
Areas
3D, 3D Character Design, 3D Modeling

Luke Doyle
A course by Luke Doyle
Luke Doyle is a CG Lead and Art Director based in London. He started sketching at a young age and has been working in 3D modeling since he was 15 years old. He later went on to study for a degree in animation at the University of Wales. In his current role, he works with directors and creatives to bring 3D characters and environments to life on screen. He works on every stage of the production process, from modeling and rigging to animating and rendering, using the world around him as inspiration.
Luke has created unique worlds and engaging characters for the likes of E4, Marie Curie, and Spotify. He also regularly shares his latest work and passion projects with over 40K followers on Instagram.
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