Fundamentals of Lighting in Cinema 4D

By Nejc Kilar
Lighting is an art form with which you can substantially improve your renders. In this course, you'll learn the very basics of lighting as well as how to use the lighting tools available in Cinema 4D to light two practical examples. Software required: Cinema 4D.
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Rating
(18)
Level
Beginner
Updated
Mar 14, 2017
Duration
2h 35m
Table of contents
Course Overview
Course Overview 2m
Understanding Lighting Principles
Fundamentals of Lighting 3m How It All Relates to 3D 2m
Working with Basic Lighting Tools
Creating Your First Light 5m Light Color 2m Light Intensity 3m Switching Between Light Types 1m Shadows 5m Light Visibility 2m Checkboxes 13m Spotlight 7m Area Light 6m Infinite Light and Sun 5m Light Falloff 7m
Lighting Effects and Techniques
Standard and Physical Renderer 10m Global Illumination 10m Physical Sky & HDRI Lighting 12m Volumetric Lighting 4m Glow effects 3m Ambient Occlusion 4m 3D Fakes 5m Cinema 4D Viewport Enhancements 6m
Bringing It All Together
Studio Lighting 12m Introduction to the Larger Scene 5m Setting up the Sky 5m Setting up the Main Light 3m Volumetric Alley Light 4m Extra Techniques and Effects 6m Summary 2m
Description
Course info
Rating
(18)
Level
Beginner
Updated
Mar 14, 2017
Duration
2h 35m
Description

This course focuses on beginners that are just getting started with Cinema 4D and want to start working with lights. First, you'll learn about how real life lighting definitions translate into the ones in Cinema 4D. After that, you will create your first light and your first Global Illumination pass. By the end of the course, you'll have enough knowledge to tackle lighting two different scenes. Software required: Cinema 4D.

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Nejc Kilar
About the author

Nejc is a 3D Artist currently working as a freelancer mainly in the field of architectural and product visualization. He enrolled in one of Slovenia's Computer Science schools and became a Visual Communications graduate. His working experience include working both as a freelancer and a full-time studio employee. His own company was founded in 2015 and since then Nejc has done a variety of work involving product and architectural visualization.

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