Today, I run through the basics of setting up a scene in Cinema 4D and rendering an image. We are gonna make this abstract sphere scene above using HDR lighting, The Mograph module, and Global Illumination.
Download the HDR Map and C4D Project file
Check out Tim’s site Helloluxx.tv for the layout and other great C4D tips.
Thanks to Chad Ashley for the HDRI Map.
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Hi, just found your website, still a noob at cinema 4d and 3d stuff
so this is mine, tell me what you think
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=241553&l=f48d2b21f0&id=100000383907187
sorry for the quality
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Awesome Tutorial for newbies like me!
goin’ way back with this comment, but this is the result of my introduction to C4D through these early tutorials over the past few days. http://vimeo.com/14629836
Thanks Nick and Thanks!
I think your tutorials are awesome. I am getting ready to purchase C4D 12, Can I still render a toon sketch animation as I could in 11.5. Where is looks like it is being sketched out as you watch… Thanks…
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Hey Nick,
I’m a absolute newbie in C4D. I went through couple of your tutorials and you really inspired me! Thanks for that! I don’t know many people doing something with such passion like you!
Hey Nick this is what i got…thanks again..just got C4D on my 2 week with it…this was very helpful!
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh60/scatterdsheep/BlueAndPurpSpheres.jpg
Sweet tut dude. Just found you, but I love the site.
Here’s a little diddy.
http://cl.ly/95e728e0e550ff420400
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Thanks for this…it helped me get the most basic of basics down and I made this as a first try in the world of 3D and Cinema 4D
http://vimeo.com/16715359
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Hi
It very good tutorial of cinema 4D
thanks
awesome tut, cheers dude!
Great tutorial!
I recently installed 11.5 and my render time for this project is painfully slow. It seems to be the GI – but I’m on a fairly new MacBook pro (unibody) with 4GB of memory.
Any tips to speed that up? Is it because I have the Advanced Renderer installed?
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Thanks Nick….U doin grt job brother..
hey Nick! your stuff is great. Thanks man
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Thanks a lots Gorilla. I’m a illustrator and Animator from Vietnam and love to see your great tutorial. Thanks again man!
Here is my render, it was my first time using Cinema4D:
http://thesimplelifeofmonkey.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/screen-shot-2011-04-07-at-3-25-07-pm.png
Cheers man!
You can use Best antialiasing to avoid these artefacts
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nice tut.
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Wow. Clearly I’m a bit late. I’m a complete beginner to both C4D & Photoshop. I thought it would take forever for me to do anything I could be proud of. Thanks so much for this tutorial! I can’t believe I just made this. Here it is! http://www.flickr.com/photos/61958121@N07/5636761871/lightbox/
Im a beginner too.. just about to do this tut.. inspired another beginner can create something so awesome and shiny! well done!
thank you so much!!! here is my result http://holavengoaflotar.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3esifl
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Thanks for this tutorial
On Point, thank dude!
yaay watched your tut and understood most of the mechanics of c4d!! thank joo nick!! and i know this seems like a really old post but i’m going all the way back
here’s what i did after the tutorial 
:)
http://swatches-of-purple.deviantart.com/#/d41gn97
Hi Nick,
Very nice tutorial im new to cinema4d so i really loved it while i was doing great experience…thank you very much!
and my version:
http://ritzpagli.deviantart.com/#/d45y88c
Thank you all
http://cs11328.vkontakte.ru/u7170370/131512697/z_2b129bc9.jpg
here is mine)
thank you
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Great tutorial, thanks a lot!
I am new to C4D and have been looking over your tutorials and they are all freaking awesome! I have one question and that is do you need an hdri when making an object reflective? Or till it just be able to use a color and where ever you put the light it will so the reflection from that light?
Lights don’t have reflections. You need geometry. Also, my Light Kit Pro works.
Hey! i jx started surfing here and belief me am going all the way through with.thanx for these awesome tutx keep’em coming.
Hi there Nick! Thanks for this awesome-as-usual tutorial. This is what i came up with.
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-On97ClhdSUw/TnJaLpvkq9I/AAAAAAAAAKM/YUmGDBOYDvE/niebieskie_czerwone_kulki.png
Hope you’ll like it
Hi man, I am starting C4D from here. Thanks a lot.
Thanks for this! A great tutorial to start with. I was shown your website by a friend and have started going through all the AE and C4D tutorials! Really great resource for those looking to teach themselves the software
Here’s my render:
http://on.fb.me/qFAzz9
Hey Nick, do you put color correction on your final render? If so is it in C4D or in photoshop or other programs?
Yes, I always do some sort of color correction and compositing. Either in After Effects of Photoshop.
great tutorial i used the things i learned in here to do this http://tinyurl.com/6xnuj8h …. i was having alot of trouble manipulating the materials and getting reflections but i see a few tutorials on your site that may help me with that…. great site! thanks
Thanks for this tutorial
Hey Nick. I’m new to Cinema and I’ve watched some intro tutorials but this is the best one yet!
Here’s my render http://berkan.tumblr.com/post/12431980017/cinema-4d-on-greyscale-gorilla
Hi Nick! Thank you very much for posting this. I learned quite a bit!
Thanks for helping me to see tgihns in a different light.
Starting learning ur lessons!
Thx a lot!
Great!!!!! Very good job, easy explanation…
What about do the exact same thing, but with another solid? like a piramid, or a platonic solid? I’ve tried to apply this tut with a platonic solid, but it diddn’t work.. any tips, or other tutorials?
(Excellent tutorial though.)
Thank you,
José
after i loading the hdri.. its been all black…whats that mean…?
Thanks for this tutorial….