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In this C4D tut I’ll show you how to use a vertex map to apply different forces, like turbulence, to very specific areas of your scene. This way you can stack multiple forces that respond differently depending on your needs. I’ll also show you a tip for blending your ocean plane into a background HDRI scene. It’s a quick addition of a gradient ramp piped into the opacity of a texture to blend. Super easy, but very effective for many things. Hope you learn something new!

In this C4D and Redshift tutorial I’ll show you how to set up light groups so you can render out all your lights separately and have TONS of control in post production. It’s a great technique if you want to link up a light strobe to a sound track etc. Hope you learn something new!

My buddy Jonathan Winbush just posted a tutorial introducing you to use the new Path Tracing features in UE5.1.

He used the free 3D Mayan statue model that we have in our freebies section. Winbush is giving away his Unreal scene so you can download and play around with it while you watch the tutorial. Make sure to follow Winbush on his YouTube channel and also a big thanks to Romain Vaysse who created the Mayan Relic statue. You can also get that 3D model for Cinema 4D here: www.thepixellab.net/free-3d-model-mayan-relic

Download Free Unreal 3D Statue Scene

In this tutorial I’ll show how to use the Place Tool and Dynamic Place Tools in Cinema 4D to quickly put your objects exactly where you want them. If you’re populating your scene, or need to create a random and organic placement for multiple objects, these tools will save you TONS of time. Get after it!

We have a new freebie for you! This is a traditional Japanese Mask with a scary ghoul/ghost vibe. This was created by Romain Vaysse who also created the free Mayan Relic model. Romain created this Japanese mask in Zbrush and textured it in substance painter.

The download is a .obj file so you can use it in any 3D app and it also includes all the texture maps which is amazing. The final result is incredibly detailed and I know you’ll love it.

Make sure to check out Romain’s Behance and also you can write him for details on usages if you want to add this model to a project. Enjoy!

Click to Download Free Japanese Mask Model

I don’t usually make AE tutorials, but this resources demands it! It’s a free script called MGFX by Saransh Sharma. You can get it here: https://saaart.xyz/free-after-effects…

The script allows you in a handful of clicks to COMPLETELY organize your entire AE project into a neat folder structure. It’s SO useful, I just love it!

Get Hard Surfaces Here: www.thepixellab.net/hardsurfaces

If you’ve ever used the Cinema 4D Volume Builder and Volume Mesher and have had issues with artifacts on your final mesh then this tip might be of use. We’ll use the Curvature Map you can generate with fields and then use a Smoothing Deformer to clean up artifacts on just the edges of your mesh. I hope it helps!

In this C4D tutorial I’ll show you a great technique to make your text turn into a jiggly jelly! We’ll go over some concepts that apply to a lot of other things. You’ll learn how to use the remesh tool, how to create a vertex map using fields and curvature and how to use the jiggle deformer and a turbulence to turn your geometry into goo. Enjoy!

Hey everyone! I’m excited to release our brand new Imperfect Materials Collection One with 160 perfectly imperfect RS materials. We’re celebrating by giving away a free 9 pack sampler from the full product. So, here are 9 free RS textures to enjoy and test out. Feel free to use them for whatever you want. Enjoy!! Here are the 9 materials in the free sampler:

Click to Download Free Sampler

(If you want to check out the full product click here)

In this super quick tutorial I’ll show you a technique using the new R26 Rope Dynamics to make a text spline reveal. We’ll also use Field Forces, Spherical Field and a Simulation Scene. Make sure to update to the latest R26 version for this to work. Enjoy!