This is a game changer for me. I’ll show you the brand new Cryptomatte feature in Otoy Octane 2018+. With it you can say goodbye to long set ups and long render times using object layer IDs (object buffers in Octane). Now, without expensive render additions, you can switch on a couple of check boxes...Read More

In this tutorial I’ll show you how to use the new Light Linking features in Octane for Cinema 4D. I believe they came out with Octane 4.0 so you will need to make sure you’re up to date. Light linking has always been the biggest request for Octane. If you don’t know what light linking...Read More

In this Octane for Cinema 4D tutorial I’ll show you how to get rid of a pesky issue where your lights have an ugly bounding box/fringe, even when you turn their opacity down. This can happen if you’re using Fog, Medium or Volumes in Octane. This also can happen with a texture that has an...Read More

To get the studio set up I used go here: thepixellab.net/c4d-octane-lighting-essentials In this tutorial I’ll show you how you can add a material to the front of an object and a different one to the back of an object in Cinema 4D with Octane Render. We’ll do this with the Side Node, which will use...Read More

Have you ever used Octane’s Adaptive Sampling? This tutorial is a big one. Not that’s it’s good or incredibly interesting but big in the fact that it could save you 30% render times potentially. I’ll go over Adaptive Sampling in C4D Octane, how it works, and why you might want to use it. Hope it...Read More

In this tutorial I’ll show you how to add a lot of realism to your C4D Octane renders by combining the Dirt Node with an Image Texture. You can do that by utilizing the Color Correction node. This will break up the Dirt so it’s not so uniform. I’ll also show you a quick tip...Read More

[embedyt]https://youtu.be/LiyJqeLO50E[/embedyt]   **Get the HUD Pack here: goo.gl/pWf8qA In this tutorial I’ll show you how to create some cool glassy tech graphics in Cinema 4D, After Effects and Octane Render. I will show you how to set up the Z-Depth pass and address a little gotcha that might frustrate you with Octane. Finally I’ll show...Read More

In this quick tip I’ll show you how to use a little Xpresso so your lights or HDRIs can flicker in Cinema 4D. This is great for setting some moody lighting. Hope it helps you out!Read More

  The Jeep model is free, and includes a C4D and an Octane version. You can find that download here. The lighting in this tutorial was the Car Studio from our Octane Lighting Essentials which you can find here. The dirt material is part of our Material Pack for Octane which you can find here.Read More

  In this quick tip I’ll show you one of my favorite techniques for creating dramatic, moody lighting by making a sun timelapse. This tip uses the Octane for C4D Daylight Tag, but you can also do this in the Physical Renderer or in Redshift etc. We also go over why your HDRI doesn’t show...Read More