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Tutorial 5 | Xpresso pt.2 – Material Change Cycle

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In part 2 of the Xpresso series, I show you how to change an object’s material everytime a dynamic colision occurs, cycling through a list of available materials in the material manager. It’s a fun start to the Xpresso series and will start to open your mind to the possibilities Xpresso has to offer.

Throughout the Xpresso series, we’ll dive into every category of Xpresso and find out just how simple Cinema 4D has made it for us to do complex calculations and formulas for our motion graphics.

Stay tuned for more.

Tutorial 4 | Xpresso pt.1 – Overview

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In part 1 of the Xpresso series, I show you a brief overview of Xpresso, where to find it, how to apply it and the general interface.

Throughout the Xpresso series, we’ll dive into every category of Xpresso and find out just how simple Cinema 4D has made it for us to do complex calculations and formulas for our motion graphics.

Stay tuned for more.

Tutorial 003 | Pinball Bumpers (Now Live)

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I’m proud to announce that my third tutorial is live on the Motionworks website.

In this video I explore the dynamic set up of pinball bumpers, using xPresso and dynamics.
Complete with lighting, sound and animation of the bumpers, this tutorial with introduce you to the endless possibilities xPresso and Cinema 4D can offer you.

The scene files and sound-fx for this tutorial are available for download on the Motionworks site.

As always, feel free to post your comments below!

Watch the tutorial here

Tutorial 3 | Pinball Bumper (Preview)

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Ah pinball, game of champions and beer drinkers…

In this tutorial we’ll be covering the set up of a pinball bumper with dynamic sound, bump action and lighting effects through xpresso.

It’s a great intro into the world of xpresso and who knows, it might inspire you to build the rest of the machine!

This tutorial will be hosted over at Motionworks, so keep an eye out for it!

Tutorial 002 – Dominoes

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Here we cover how to create two domino set ups. One being cloning dominoes over a spline and the other setting up large areas and shading them to create dynamic visuals. I also show you how to adjust the direction of the clones according to the type of animation you want.

Feel free to experiment with the two methods and post your creations below!

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Tutorial 001 – Ink Splat

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So I finally got around to recording my first C4D, tutorial… In this tutorial we’ll cover an easy technique to create an ink splat using a cloner and metaballs.

If anyone has improvements to this tutorial or would like to showcase their results, feel free to share it with us and get some airtime while you’re at it.

Also, if there’s anything that’s been racking your brain about Cinema 4D, let me know, I’ll make it a personal mission on mine to find the solution and share it with you.

Hope you all enjoy the tut!

-G

Ps, the HDRI texture in the tut is freely available compliments of Greyscale Gorilla, definately check out his great work.

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