P&P Lesson 13 - Jay Payne - Cinema 4D - Dynamic Deformers Particles - Pa

In this lesson we were introduced to dynamics & particle systems purposed for design processes.

The outcome from these workshops will be a series of design experiments

using Cinema 4D

In this lesson, we:

1. Set up Work Folders

2. Create modifiers for design purposes

3. Create materials & Environments

3. Create Particles Systems

4. Create Dynamics Systems

5. Render Artwork from experiments

1. Create a project folder

Project Name

C4d (C4d, texture images)

Artwork (illustrator, photoshop,)

Output (Images, Movies)

2. Twisted Geometry

Pen Button / Create a Rectangle / XY axis

Extrude object / add the rectangle to this

Extrude / Movement / Z=5000

Subdivision = 50 / iso subdiv =10

Caps tab / Switch to None

3. Add a Twist Object

Into Extrude below rectangle

Mode = Unlimited / Angle = 10deg

Size = 250 x 250 x 250

Coord. / Rotation P = 90deg

4. Create a material

Luminance only / Texture / Surface

Add Checkerboard

Black & White / U = 0 / V = 40

Add to Extrusion

5. Select Rectangle

Intermediate Points / change to Subdivision

This should smooth material

6. Create a Sphere

Rad = 40 / Coord / pos. Z=500

Rot. P=30 deg / B=40 deg

7. Create a Material

Luminance only / Texture / Surface

Add Checkerboard

Red & White / Freq. V=10

Add Reflectance to material

Add... / Reflection (Legacy)

Layer Colour / Texture / Fresnel

8. Add a Camera

Coord / Pos. 0 x 0 x 0

9. Render Settings

Output / size = 1000x1000 / dpi=300

Single frame / save / jpg / 95%

Anti-Aliasing / from Geometry to Best

Name & Destination / Render

10. Add Ambient Occlusion

Render again

11. Add Lights

Add a Star shape / inner = 100 / outer = 200

Points = 5 / Axis = XY

Replace Rectangle / Render

12. Add Particles

Simulate / Particles / Emitter

Coord / Pos. Z=70

Particle tab / Stop Emission = 200f

Speed = 200cm / Rotation = 360deg

Tick Show Objects & instances

Emitter tab ./ X&Y size = 60deg

Add the Sphere to Emitter

13. Play Timeline to simulate

Stop timeline / Render view

Adjust to suit / Render

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