Cinema 4D as a design tool
((Cinema 4d as a Design Tool
1. Create a project folder
2. Set up Illustrator
3. C4d - Project template
4. C4d - Display settings 5. C4d - Import Logo
6. C4d - Environ setup
7. C4d - Colour Logos
8. C4d - Add Typography
9. Add a Camera 10. Add Lights
11. Render Out
2. Set up Illustrator
3. C4d - Project template
4. C4d - Display settings 5. C4d - Import Logo
6. C4d - Environ setup
7. C4d - Colour Logos
8. C4d - Add Typography
9. Add a Camera 10. Add Lights
11. Render Out
Project Name
C4d (C4d, texture images) Artwork (illustrator, photoshop,) Output (Images, Movies)
Open illustrator / open rulers
Move centre point to centre of artboard create logo artwork
Reduce art board size to fit
Save file as (Logo.ai) -Illustrator 8
Set format and Render Settings
Change dimensions to Millimetres - 297x420 Set rendering to Current Frame
Mode / View Settings / View - tick Action Safe & Tinted Border (95%)
File / Merge / Logo.ai file Create an Extrude Nurbs object Drag logo onto extrude nurbs Adjust settings in extrude nurbs
Create a Background object
Create a Floor object
Create a Material and give it a name
Add this material to floor and background Add a Compositing tag to floor
Tick comp background in this tag
Create a material & Add to logo object
MoGraph / MoText object
Type in your text and align to middle Adjust depth for thickness
Frame your objects in the perspective viewport Add a camera and turn it on
Add a light and place it just behind the camera at the same height. (Key)
Copy this light to the right of the camera and bring it down to half height
Add a yellow tinge to this light (Fill)
Create a new light and move it behind your objects. Add visibility (Rim)
Check render settings
Save file to Output folder & Click render button))
C4d (C4d, texture images) Artwork (illustrator, photoshop,) Output (Images, Movies)
Open illustrator / open rulers
Move centre point to centre of artboard create logo artwork
Reduce art board size to fit
Save file as (Logo.ai) -Illustrator 8
Set format and Render Settings
Change dimensions to Millimetres - 297x420 Set rendering to Current Frame
Mode / View Settings / View - tick Action Safe & Tinted Border (95%)
File / Merge / Logo.ai file Create an Extrude Nurbs object Drag logo onto extrude nurbs Adjust settings in extrude nurbs
Create a Background object
Create a Floor object
Create a Material and give it a name
Add this material to floor and background Add a Compositing tag to floor
Tick comp background in this tag
Create a material & Add to logo object
MoGraph / MoText object
Type in your text and align to middle Adjust depth for thickness
Frame your objects in the perspective viewport Add a camera and turn it on
Add a light and place it just behind the camera at the same height. (Key)
Copy this light to the right of the camera and bring it down to half height
Add a yellow tinge to this light (Fill)
Create a new light and move it behind your objects. Add visibility (Rim)
Check render settings
Save file to Output folder & Click render button))
