Explore – CG Shortcuts

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Koinobori and Fukinagashi – Japanese Childrens Day Fish and Streamers in C4D
Create Koinobori and Fukinagashi - Japanese Childrens Day Fish and Streamers in C4D
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Product Clothes Line with Pegs in Cinema 4D
Create a product clothes line effect in Cinema 4D and Redshift
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Product Shots with Squishy Cloth Spheres
Create professional product shots in Cinema 4D using cloth simulations
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Cloth Tear Transition in Cinema 4D and Redshift
Cinema 4D cloth tearing effect project files with Redshift
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Rendering Basics – C4D Jumpstart
Learn how to render high-quality images and animations in Cinema 4D using Redshift, with proper settings, output workflows, and post effects.
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Materials Basics – C4D Jumpstart
Learn the basics of creating and applying Redshift materials in Cinema 4D for clean, efficient renders.
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Scene Organization With Layers – C4D Essentials
This lesson covers how to use the Cinema 4D Layer System to organize scenes, control visibility, and improve performance in complex projects.
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Fluffy Dice in Cinema 4D
A fully set up Cinema 4D fluffy dice project file using dynamics and hair, ready to download, study, and reuse in your own renders.
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Lighting Basics – C4D Jumpstart
Learn how to light Cinema 4D scenes quickly and cleanly using studio backdrops and HDRI-based lighting with Redshift.
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Camera Basics – C4D Jumpstart
Learn how to set up cameras, adjust focal length, and frame professional shots in Cinema 4D using Redshift and built-in composition guides.
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Machine Gun in Cinema 4D
An animated Cinema 4D and Redshift machine gun project featuring dynamic bullet belt physics, falling casings, recoil, camera shake, and muzzle flashes.
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Animating with Dynamics – C4D Jumpstart
Learn how to use Rigid Body and Cloth dynamics in Cinema 4D to create realistic physics-based simulations including gravity, wind, and soft-body inflation.
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Animating with Mograph – C4D Jumpstart
Learn how to use Cinema 4D MoGraph tools and Animation Tags to create procedural, springy, and automated motion without manual keyframing.
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Abstract Animated Light Streaks in Cinema 4D
Learn how to create animated light streaks in Cinema 4D that flow perfectly along any 3D geometry.
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Animating with Deformers – C4D Jumpstart
Learn how to animate with deformers in Cinema 4D.
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Animating with Keyframes
Learn the essentials of manual animation in Cinema 4D, from setting basic keyframes to mastering the F-Curve editor.
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