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Create with Maxon: Cinema 4D Fundamentals Workshop - March 12-14

12/03/2025

Create with Maxon: Cinema 4D Fundamentals Workshop - March 12-14

Brie Clayton March 11, 2025

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Makin' Waffles with Elly Wade

During March 10-14, Maxon will be streaming twice a day at 10am CET / 2:30pm IST / 6pm JST, as well as 10am PDT / 1pm EDT / 6pm CET.

Unlock your creativity with this hands-on workshop designed for those new to Cinema 4D and its built-in render engine Redshift. Whether you're an aspiring motion designer, visual artist, or just curious about the world of 3D, this course will provide you with the fundamental tools and techniques to bring your ideas to life!

What you'll learn:

Getting Started with Cinema 4D and Redshift: Get comfortable with the interface, navigation and key tools for creating and modeling 3D objects.

Lighting and Composition: Understand fundamental 3D principles for lighting and composition, including working with the Redshift Camera and Lights.

Exploring Redshift Texturing: Dive into Redshift's material system and node editor. Discover how to begin creating your own materials and some of the most used nodes.

Introduction to Animation: Learn how to animate objects and cameras to bring your scene to life.

Rendering: Understand the key fundamentals to creating a great render, balancing speed and quality.

Who should attend: This workshop is perfect for beginners with little to no experience in Cinema 4D or Redshift. With easy to follow along steps and projects, you'll walk away with a fundamental understanding of the key tools and skills to kickstart your 3D journey!

Episode 1 - Modeling - Cinema 4D Fundamentals: Makin' Waffles In this episode you'll dive into the world of 3D, get familiar with the Cinema 4D interface and navigation. Learn how to create and change geometric shapes with Deformers and the importance of topology to build a foundation. Finally dive into using Generators to add more organic or complex details to your mesh.

Maxon streamed on Monday, March 10th:

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Episode 2 - Lighting - Cinema 4D Fundamentals: Makin' Waffles In this episode you'll begin exploring Redshift, learn about different light sources, including Dome Lights, HDRIs and Area Lights, and how to combine them to add interesting lighting to the scene. Familiarize yourself with the key principles of lighting, such as intensity, color, temperature and shadow, and how they can be used to influence mood, contrast and focus.

Maxon streamed on Tuesday, March 11th:

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Episode 3 - Texturing - Cinema 4D Fundamentals: Makin' Waffles In this episode you'll learn Redshift's material system, exploring the basics of how to create and customize textures using the powerful node-based editor. Understand how to build various material types, from simple plastic and metal to more complex textures like cardboard and food. Dive into some of Redshift's most common nodes and shaders, including procedural Maxon noises.

Maxon is streaming twice on Wednesday, March 12th:

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Episode 4 - Rendering - Cinema 4D Fundamentals: Makin' Waffles In this episode you'll get comfortable with Redshift's render settings, focusing on the key concepts to ensure your projects are optimized for both quality and speed. Explore techniques to fine tune your render, including Depth of Field (Bokeh), Motion Blur and PostFX, and learn the importance of sampling and global illumination (GI) to balance high-quality with efficient render times.

Maxon is streaming twice on Thursday, March 13th:

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Episode 5 - Animation - Cinema 4D Fundamentals: Makin' Waffles In this episode you'll dive into the basic principles of animation, such as keyframing and Cinema 4D's timeline, to start moving objects and cameras around your scene. Learn how to create and adjust keyframes for dynamic movement and discover the powerful MoGraph tools to begin exploring the poss
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