Create your own short cuts in Cinema 4d

I had to make a new tutorial. And it’s been a long time since I’ve done it, and also testing a new setup.
This is more or less for me to remember how to do simple scripts in c4d.

In this tutorial I show how I create simple scripts without knowing much about scripting in Python.

In the script we are picking your objects, and do different functions; like closing a spline, creating extrude nurb and changing some settings and so on. Remember Python is indent sensitive so be aware of that :)

    objects = doc.GetActiveObjects(1)
    for obj in objects:
        obj[c4d.SPLINEOBJECT_CLOSED] = 1
        c4d.EventAdd()
# Extrude
    objects = doc.GetActiveObjects(1)
    c4d.CallCommand(5116) # Extrude
    
    objects = doc.GetActiveObjects(1)
    for obj in objects:
        obj[c4d.EXTRUDEOBJECT_EXTRUSIONOFFSET] = 0

    c4d.EventAdd()
# Remesh
    objects = doc.GetActiveObjects(1)
    c4d.CallCommand(1054750) # Remesh
    
    objects = doc.GetActiveObjects(1)
    for obj in objects:
        obj[c4d.ID_REMESH_POLYGONTARGET_MODE] = 0
        obj[c4d.ID_REMESH_QUADREMESH_ADAPTIVENESS] = 0

    c4d.EventAdd()

Making my site come alive with GifGun

I’ve updated my site with small GIF animations.

Yes good old GIFs, the easiest way to create a moving images, when it’s not clean graphics. I’ve done a lot of web-animation that are SVG based and way more flexible and economic in “physical” size, but sometimes it’s only GIF that delivers.

And in this case I wanted to show some logos in context.

So how to make simple and quick GIF without pulling all your hears out?

A GIF are usually horrible to work with, in Photoshop, but with the simple plug-in for After Effects called GifGun it’s possible to fine tune and create a GIF that looks good and don’t end up as a 60 MB behemoth.

All the examples are from 500 KB to 2 MB.

A last trick is to only have a small part of the image that moves, so the freezed parts are only rendered ones.

So say hello to some simple and great updates to web-animation page :)

OSL Window shader

I’m exploring the possibilities of OSL shaders with Arnold Renderer.

These are shaders often written as small helpers across different platforms. It works with Vray, Arnold Renderer, Render Man, Octane and Blender.

In this case you can create a WindowBox, Interior Mapping or Parallax Mapping really fast. You just follow the instructions to create a room with 5 sides a middle ground and front (curtain), and the OSL file it self is added to your c4dtoa shader folder.

Download it for free here

Remove dust and scratches in Photoshop

In this tutorial I show a trick that makes it much easier to see details that you feel but don't necessary see. By using curves it reveals problem areas that is hard to see. It's not a quick fix solution but it's a good solution.

And I also talk about why you , as a 3D artist of some sort, should do photography and also how to tell simple stories by adding the right details.

I'm close to a 1000 subscribers and as you may have heard, YouTube has added a new ceiling for moneytization on videos, so I need more followers to reach that goal. So hope you can share my videos and of course subscribe :)

PolarWhite Tables Mockup

My MockUp collection has grown with 14 new scenes ready to use. I've created these as practical as possible for you to fast change the design without having to think about composition and other time consuming elements, and all ready to print.

You can get it at Creative Market

And you can read about the product here on this site or at my Behance.