Character and Setting Design with Cinema 4D and Octane
Material Creation 1
A course by Horacio Camacho , Designer and Illustrator
About the video: Material Creation 1
Overview
“During this lesson you will learn to create different shaders to give your characters a more realistic and original texture. To get started, I'll show you how to add a wood texture to the base of my modeling. Also here I will bring back my mood board to define a color palette that I will add to my materials. ”
In this video lesson Horacio Camacho addresses the topic: Material Creation 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Character and Setting Design with Cinema 4D and Octane. Learn to create stylized 3D illustrations that tell stories inspired by emotions using Cinema 4D and Octane Render.
Partial transcription of the video
“material creation Now I will show you how using Octane nodes we can create shaders and materials such as wood and fabric, that will finish giving life to the character and scene and they will make the scene look more realistic. Let's do it. I'll start by explaining the process of how I chose the color. Here are some images of the mood board I made at the beginning and I saw some similarities. Remember the sentiment I chose, which is surprise. I have some neon colors, some a little stronger, I have a lot of pink and also green. With that in mind, I created a series of nine colors and I creat...”
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Course summary for: Character and Setting Design with Cinema 4D and Octane
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Category
3D & Animation -
Software
Adobe After Effects, Cinema 4D, OctaneRender -
Areas
3D, 3D Character Design, Art Direction, Traditional illustration, VFX

Horacio Camacho
A course by Horacio Camacho
Horacio Camacho is an illustrator and designer who loves telling stories through images. He began to cultivate this facet of his art through motion graphics and 2D design, but slowly gravitated towards 3D, as it offered greater creative possibilities and the opportunity to combine his passion for design, illustration, and photography.
He has collaborated on projects for brands like Apple, Microsoft, and Pelikan, which have given him the space to explore new ways to connect ideas and create abstract designs that defy reality. His current work revolves around 3D visual storytelling with a focus on conveying ideas through characters, settings, and conceptual designs.
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