Playful Creature Design in Cinema 4D
A course by Eva Cremers3D Artist and Animation Director
A course by Eva Cremers, 3D Artist and Animation Director
Learn to model, render, and animate 3D characters full of personality and texture using organic shapes and simple design techniques
"Bring your imagination to life and create the work you want to get hired for!"
Because Eva Cremers is a self-taught 3D artist, she’s never played by the rules. Her creative liberty has allowed her to hone her own unique style, and has led her to collaborate with companies like Amazon Music, Apple, Facebook, and Nike. Her style is free, experimental, heavily inspired by classic cartoons, and their larger-than-life personalities.
In this online course, Eva teaches you how to design spectacular 3D creatures from scratch using Cinema 4D. Explore unconventional, but simple digital illustration techniques to create organic, lively forms filled with color and detail. By the end of the course, you will be able to form a whole army of unique and joyful 3D characters.
What will you learn in this online course?
16 lessons & 9 downloads
Step into 3D: Cinema 4D Basics
5 minutes, 25 seconds
Creating Shapes
14 minutes, 51 seconds
Inspiration and Mood Board
5 minutes, 50 seconds
Creating a Backstory
4 minutes, 13 seconds
Sketching Characters
5 minutes, 14 seconds
Creating the Character Shape
15 minutes, 42 seconds
What's included in this course?
Begin by meeting Eva Cremers, an award-winning 3D artist and animation director, and your teacher for this course. Learn about her creative background, how she taught herself illustration and animation, and how she was able to shape her career.
Next, get introduced to the Cinema 4D, and the four basic modelling techniques used throughout the course. After gathering some references for inspiration, you’ll write a backstory for your hero and create your initial sketch.
Discover how to form the body, and work your way to the face, arms, and legs. Learn to create a striking background for your scene, before adding textures, lighting, and completing the final render.
To wrap up, Eva shows you how to export your character for social media and how to animate your creature into a fun, 360-degree clip.
What is this course's project?
Design, model, and animate a lively 3D character in Cinema 4D.
Who is this online course for?
This course is for anyone who wants to dip their toes into 3D art, and have fun at the same time.
Requirements and materials
No previous experience required.
All you need is a computer with Cinema 4D installed.
Reviews
- 2 years ago
Good course!
- 2 years ago
Great course.
- 2 years ago
Aunque tengo años usando el programa me costaba encontrar un curso que explique de manera tan sencilla y creativa la creación de personajes, que la profesora misma lo va creando a la par del alumno es genial porque a veces se equivoca y eso hace también pensar en posibles errores que podemos tener a la hora de crear, esa interacción para mi es un extra muy importante.
millones de gracias por compartir tu conocimiento, los ejercicios son realmente divertidos!
- 3 years ago
This is the best course I purchased. I really liked the teacher and how she explained everything. It made it look easy. It was my first time working in Cinema 4d following this course and I understood everything. Like, like, like. :)
- 3 years ago
such a great course! Thank you Eva for showing us your playful looking world with this course
She has collaborated with brands such as Apple, Amazon Music, Nike and Facebook in both the physical and digital world. She is also the recipient of the 2021 D&AD Next Illustrator Award for creative excellence as an upcoming artist.
Content
- U1
Introduction
- About Me
- Influences
- U2
Preparation
- Step into 3D: Cinema 4D Basics
- Creating Shapes
- Inspiration and Mood Board
- Creating a Backstory
- Sketching Characters
- U3
Creating the Character
- Creating the Character Shape
- Creating the Face, Arms, and Legs 1
- Creating the Face, Arms, and Legs 2
- Playing with Backgrounds
- Adding Lighting
- The Textures
- The Rendering
- U4
Sharing Your Work
- Exporting for Social Media
- Creating a 360 Animation
- FP
Final project
- Playful Creature Design in Cinema 4D
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FAQs
Yes, this course is designed for beginners with no prior experience in Cinema 4D or 3D modeling. All foundational tools and techniques are explained step-by-step.
You will need access to Cinema 4D. Optional tools include Procreate for sketching, and Pinterest for mood boards, but the course focuses on Cinema 4D for 3D modeling and animation.
You'll learn how to create expressive 3D characters from concept to render, covering mood boards, sketching, modeling, sculpting, lighting, texturing, and sharing your work online.
Yes, the course guides you through creating finished, portfolio-ready 3D character projects suitable for job applications, internships, and sharing on social media.
The course includes lessons on exporting your artwork in optimal formats and sizes for Instagram, ensuring professional presentation and visual impact.
No advanced drawing skills are required. The course provides simple sketching techniques and references to help anyone, regardless of drawing background, develop character concepts.
You'll learn to use Cinema 4D's interface, object manager, material editor, spline and volume modeling, brush sculpting tools, lighting, and animation features to create and refine 3D characters.