Environment Building in Cinema 4D and Octane

Research, Inspiration, and Sketching

A course by Nina Marie , 3D Generalist and Retoucher

100% positive reviews (5)

240 students

Audio: English, Spanish

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About the video: Research, Inspiration, and Sketching

Overview

“In this lesson, we will go over best practices to find inspiration and gather references to put into a mood board. This is how I begin every personal or paid project and is a good habit to form for your workflow. We’ll also cover sketching a rough draft of our idea. After research, you want to formulate your own ideas in a rough way so that you have something to go off of when you begin your assignment.”

In this video lesson Nina Marie addresses the topic: Research, Inspiration, and Sketching, which is part of the Domestika online course: Environment Building in Cinema 4D and Octane. Design stunning imaginary worlds with World Creator, Cinema 4D, Octane, and Photoshop. Elevate your portfolio with immersive environments..

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson, we'll go over best practices to find inspiration and gather references to put them into a mood board. This is how I begin every personal or paid project, and it's a good habit to form for your workflow. We're also going to cover sketching and just do a rough draft of our idea. So the goal of this assignment will be to create a made-up landscape generated by your imagination using the references and the inspiration that we're going to find today. We want to gather some inspiration of the overall look and feel of our final scene, and maybe find inspiration of lighting or compo...”

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Course summary for: Environment Building in Cinema 4D and Octane

Level: Intermediate
100% positive reviews (5)
240 students
4 units
21 lessons (4h 42m)

Category
3D & Animation
Software
Adobe Photoshop, Cinema 4D, OctaneRender, Substance Painter, ZBrush
Areas
3D, 3D Design, 3D Modeling

Nina Marie

A course by Nina Marie

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3D Generalist and Retoucher

Nina Marie Girod is a renowned 3D generalist and retoucher from New York, with over five years of experience in digital creation. She currently works as a Senior CGI Artist at a design agency in New York, where she has contributed to projects displayed in iconic locations like Times Square.

Specializing in full digital sceneries, product modeling, and creature sculpting, Nina has collaborated with well-known brands, bringing her unique vision and talent to life in visual form. Her focus on realism and visual storytelling has led her to create works that stand out not just for their technical quality, but for their ability to tell captivating stories.