In this C4D tut I’ll show you how to use the brand new Pyro in Cinema 4D! It’s a super fun plugin for making fire and smoke. I’ll show you how to use it for creating a smoke burst text transition/reveal. Enjoy!Read More

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...Read More

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!Read More

Get Destruction Debris Here: thepixellab.net/vfx-elements-volume-01-destruction-debris Have you ever imported a particle sim from Houdini into Cinema 4D as a .abc Alembic file only to find you can’t even move the position of them? They’re locked down! I found a workaround to get past this annoying problem. I hope it helps!Read More

***Get it here: www.thepixellab.net/motion-design-elements-02-animated-cloth In this video I’ll show you some tips for how to use our Animated Cloth Pack. This product has 50 incredible 3D cloth animations which you can load into any render engine that supports them such as Blender, Octane, Redshift, Arnold, Houdini, Cycles and many more. They are .abc Alembic files...Read More

I’ve been over this technique before, but I wanted to update it with some new ideas/renders by Matthias Zosel. Find his site here: https://motion-design.berlin​ He created some epic renders with gorgeous, realistic environment fog. He send over some tips for how he used noise in his environment to break up the fog and make it...Read More

In this quick tip I’ll show you how to quickly pick focus using the free PickFocusDistance plugin. If you’re using native C4D or some render engines that don’t include a easy way to pick focus, this will save you a TON of time. Get the free plugin here: lasselauch.com/c4d-script-pickfocusdistance This tip was given to me...Read More

🚨🚨 Get the new Flags and Banners Pack here: thepixellab.net/3d-flags-and-banners-pack-animated In this Cinema 4D tutorial I’ll show you a workaround for a confusing situation: texturing Alembic files. If you’ve ever wanted to make a texture selection on an Alembic, you’ll know it’s not possible since you can’t select polygons. No worries, it’s an easy workaround....Read More

In this Cinema 4D tutorial I’ll show you how to light your scene quickly and efficiently. It’s a fun little technique, hopefully you learn something from it!  🚨🚨 Get the new Flags and Banners Pack here: thepixellab.net/3d-flags-and-banners-pack-animatedRead More

  🚨🚨 Get the VDB Smoke Pack Vol. 1 here.  🎁🎁 Free Motorcycle Model here. In this tutorial I’ll show you how to use RS Proxies in Cinema 4D to radically speed up your workflow. If you’re using a lot of objects in your scene you’ll never go back after learning this workflow. I hope...Read More