Realist Nature Scenes with Cinema 4D & OctaneRender
Creating the Mood Board
A course by Fabian Oberhammer , 3D Artist
About the video: Creating the Mood Board
Overview
“In this lesson, I will share a few inspiration sources on Artstation, as well as real-life references for vegetation. By the end, you will have the resources to create a mood board using PureRef. Let me show you how to do this!”
In this video lesson Fabian Oberhammer addresses the topic: Creating the Mood Board, which is part of the Domestika online course: Realist Nature Scenes with Cinema 4D & OctaneRender . Learn how to evoke the beauty and complexity of nature by creating realistic scenes using asset libraries in Cinema 4D and OctaneRender.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Creating the Mood Board I will show you how to create a great looking mood board to brainstorm the look of our scene using PureRef. The first thing that we're going to do to start off our scene is look for inspiration and create a mood board using PureRef. PureRef is a free software you can get from the official website. In my opinion, it's the best software to create mood boards with, and it's also very widely used. For inspiration, I use ArtStation most of the time, and I just use keywords such as nature, for example, and look for images that resemble the scene that I have in mind. It d...”
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Course summary for: Realist Nature Scenes with Cinema 4D & OctaneRender
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Category
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Software
Cinema 4D, OctaneRender -
Areas
3D, 3D Design, 3D Modeling, Art Direction, Concept Art, Naturalistic Illustration

Fabian Oberhammer
A course by Fabian Oberhammer
Fabian Oberhammer, also known as The Dizzy Viper, is a 3D artist from Italy. He works as a freelancer in stage visuals and album covers, is a crypto artist, and also works in his family's travel agency. His field of expertise is scenebuilding and lighting in Cinema 4D and OctaneRender, especially working with fog, neon, and atmosphere. His renders have caught the attention of car companies like Maserati, McLaren, and West Coast Customs, as well as musicians like Excision, Skrillex, and Meek Mill.
It was through music that he found his way into 3D design; while looking for album art for his work, he decided to create his own. For several years now, he has continued to hone his skills and composes renders from start to finish on a daily basis. Thanks to his projects Abandoned Supercar and DRFT, as well as his YouTube tutorials, his popularity in the industry has been constantly growing. The puddles he created are now used by well-renowned figures such as Sarper Baran, Tom Coben, Clint Jones, Corridor Crew, and Mograph.
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