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Maxon’s Cinema 4D and Tencent Join Forces
The integration introduces an AI-assisted workflow within Cinema 4D that enables artists to generate base 3D and UV models from text prompts.
Blender 5.0 3D and animation released
A lot of people use the open-source Blender package and it has just been updated to version 5.0.
The world’s (possibly) shortest tutorial…
But one thing has always escaped me, and that is how to modify an object from Thingiverse if all you have is the STL file that is used to create the printable version.
Review: ZBrush Painting and Sculpting
A key component of ZBrush as the name might suggest are the brushes. These – and there are LOTS of ‘em, each customisable – allow you to paint textures onto a mesh created from primitive objects.
CreativeSpeak Podcast #3 Now Available
My latest podcast CreativeSpeak, is now online. In this edition: Should you pay your cast and crew regardless? What makes a professional video or film? A GoPro battery discussion A FREE subsitute for expensive 3D modelling, animation and motion graphics applications Win a Zhiyun Molus G20 Lighting Kit worth over...
Want to try 3D Modelling, Animation and Motion Graphics? Read This.
A couple of weeks ago I mentioned I had found some really good training courses for Cinema 4D, the 3D modelling, animation and motion graphics program from Maxon / Red Giant. While there is a trial version of Cinema available, some may take a little longer to see if they...
Into 3D? Special Promotion – V-Ray and Phoenix
As many will know, I am well into 3D modelling, animation and motion graphics, especially using Cinema 4D. Well, Digistor, who are also into 3D stuff, and I met initially way back at Digital Media World about 2002 off memory, are the distribs for Chaos V-Ray and Phoenix, and if...
Maxon’s ‘Spring Release’ of new products includes Cinema 4D, Redshift, Red Giant, ZBrush, and Forger
As I have stated many times, I have been using Maxon products simply, well, forever. So a new release announcement is always a muchg awaited affair. And again the company has not disappointed. Of course, being a graphics, animation and video oriented company, they showcase this new collection via, what...
Latest Creative Content (incorporating Australian Videocamera) e-Magazine now available for FREE
Stories include: Interview: Charles Pakana (Victorian Aboriginal News) Flying Drones for Fun and Profit. What You Need to Know! Review: Teleprompter Pro 3D Modelling and Animation Training Tutorial: The Rule of Thirds Explained Download the PDF for FREE by clicking here
3D Modelling and Animation Training: Cinema 4D Specifically.
Earlier this month I wrote a piece entitled Do You Imagine designing for Star Wars, Terminator or Blade Runner? Here’s a place to start. In this story I gave a run down on the program I have used off and on for 15 years + called Cinema 4D from Maxon....
Do You Imagine designing for Star Wars, Terminator or Blade Runner? Here’s a place to start.
All the best movies these days need CGI. From relatively simple green screen shoots to full on 3D modelling and animation, virtually nothing is impossible anymore. But if you want to break into that side of film or TV making, where do you start? What tools do you need? In...