April 2012 Ain't Easy Being Green Winners

Fri, 04 May 2012 13:24:00 -0400

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Soooo many great entries this month! I could have awarded 6 prizes and still would have had some tough decisions to make. As a whole everyone who participates in these really have stepped their game up several levels! Green isn't an easy color to get along with sometimes, especially when the main character is the one being green.... but anyways.... on with the show!

First Place

April 2012 Ain't Easy Being Green Masters Level Winner

Fri, 04 May 2012 13:18:00 -0400

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It was really a dust up in the Master's Challenge this month! Loads of entries, all of which could have been winners on their own. It came down to two... but the decision has been made and the winner is...

Masters Winner:

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E-on Software Unveils Vue 10.5

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:27:00 -0400

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VUE 10.5 PRE RELEASE AVAILABLE FOR USERS UNDER MAINTENANCE

April 26, 2012. Beaverton, Oregon: e-on software, maker of the leading solutions for Digital Nature, pre-released today Vue 10.5 xStream and Infinite, the latest production-driven version of its professional solutions for the creation, animation and rendering of natural 3D environments.

New features of Vue 10.5
Specifically designed for graphics professionals, Vue xStream and Vue Infinite combine a multitude of cutting edge features that

Kathie Berry CINEMA 4D Moderator

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:30:00 -0400

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Welcome to the CINEMA 4D forum. Enjoy your stay and drop in often, new things will be added in an on-going manner and that includes freebies as well as tutorials,scenes and more.

I am one of the moderators and my name is Kathie Berry. You may know me as Damsel in various other communities like DAZ 3D, Renderosity and YUR Digital where I am a vendor and in admin positions at 3DCommune, PlanIT 3D,C4D Cafe, and now in this beautiful new home. I am totally impressed with the artwork produced and the products also.

Fredy Wenzel Moderator CINEMA4D

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 02:35:00 -0400

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Hi, I am Fredy Wenzel (aka Fredy3D) and I am from northern Germany, born and living there since the dawn of time

I was always drawing pictures since I can remember. I think most boys like to draw spaceships and creepy monsters, me too. Ok, my spaceships came out always quite good. Technical stuff and especially fictional technical drawings were easy to draw for me, but humans, animals... they looked more like: creepy monsters *lol*

As a teenager I started to take photos with one of those good old SLRs with color slides and negatives, I spend some time to learn

Livestreaming Today! Cinema 4D at NAB 2012

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:37:00 -0400

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This year, we�re bringing NAB to you. From April 16th-19th, you can watch and interact online with our jaw-dropping line-up of artists as they present live from our booth (#SL7625).

Register to Win: We�ll be giving away over $10,000 worth of amazing prizes including: Mocha Pro v3, Trapcode Form, TurbulenceFD, and many others.

WWW.C4DLIVE.COM Livestreaming Today! Cinema 4D at NAB 2012

This year, we�re bringing NAB to you.

Luxology Ships Texture Painting Tutorials for modo 601

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 02:39:00 -0400

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Videos by Richard Yot Detail Creation of Photorealistic Textures with modo 601�s Painting Tools

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. � April 11, 2012 � Now that modo^� 601 is out; it�s time to explore it. Starting today, modo users can train themselves in the art of texture painting through a set of brand new video tutorials taught by Richard Yot. The project-based lessons demonstrate how to use modo�s paint tools, Shader Tree, and the Preview Renderer to produce custom photorealistic textures for a tree frog, a corroded oil drum and a classic leather

Simple Scene Setup and 3 Point Lighting

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:03:00 -0400

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In this tutorial I want to show how to setup a simple scene and to do a basic 3 point lighting. The goal here is to show the process of moving from Poser to C4D and then using C4D's beautiful lighting to render your final scene.

Used tools:
Poser Pro 2012
Cinema 4D Studio V13

In this tutorial I want to show how to setup a simple scene and to do a basic 3 point lighting.

Once again we start with a character setup in Poser:

Using the Mesh-Brush

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:02:00 -0400

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This tutorial will show you how to use the Cinema4D Mesh Brush to make a conforming piece of clothing fit a new figure. This is just an example and an introduction to one of the many powerful tools within C4D. This one is especially important for all poser users because it helps you not only re-conform clothing, but also fix poke through!

Used tools:
Poser Pro 2012
Poser Pro 2012 Poser Fusion plugin for C4D
Cinema 4D Studio V13

Goal:
Make a conforming clothing item fit a different character

Making of "Bedtime Stories"

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:59:00 -0400

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Idea: What if the extremely dangerous and frightening �monster-under-the-bed� is not someone to fear but just the best friend telling you every evening a wonderful bedtime story?

Characters: A sleepy girl and of course a not too frightening monster. I selected the troll for this job becasue he can be such a wonderful cute monster

1. The basic scene

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