Cinema 4D.
Training courses.

Learn Cinema 4D through practical exercises in 3D modelling, materials, lighting and animation. Start with the fundamentals on our Beginners course, develop your skills at Intermediate level, or focus on lighting and rendering with Redshift.

Choose live online training or in-person sessions at your premises in London. A training venue can be arranged if required. One-to-one, group and bespoke team training are available. For training elsewhere in the UK, tell us your preferred location so we can confirm arrangements.

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1. 01

   Find your way around Cinema 4D

   Explore the interface, viewports and navigation tools. Use the Object and Attribute Managers, set project units, and organise objects with clear names, hierarchies and Nulls.

2. 02

   Build accurately with simple forms

   Create and adjust primitives, then move, rotate and scale them with confidence. Understand coordinates, axes and snapping, and duplicate objects to build up a scene.

3. 03

   Turn profiles into three-dimensional objects

   Draw and edit splines, then explore Extrude, Lathe, Sweep and Loft. Create simple text and logo forms, and understand how generators keep your designs easy to revise.

4. 04

   Shape and refine your models

   Make objects editable and work with points, edges and polygons. Use selections, Extrude, Inset and Bevel, then explore subdivision and simple deformers to refine a model’s shape.

5. 05

   Give your objects colour and texture

   Create Standard materials with colour, reflectance and transparency. Add image textures and bump detail, then control material placement using projection, scale and selection tags.

6. 06

   Compose and light your scene

   Set up cameras and choose useful focal lengths. Add a floor, background and Standard lights; adjust brightness, colour and shadows to make the form and materials clear.

7. 07

   Bring simple movement to life

   Create object and camera keyframes, set the project frame rate and use the timeline. Adjust timing and preview a short movement to understand the foundations of animation.

8. 08

   Render and share with Standard

   Select the Standard renderer and set image size, anti-aliasing and output format. Make test renders, save stills with an alpha channel, and understand image-sequence output for animation.

1. 01

   Create cleaner, more detailed models

   Refine polygon selections, edge flow and subdivision surfaces. Use supporting edges and bevels, check normals and remove unnecessary geometry to build models that shade more reliably.

2. 02

   Keep complex forms flexible

   Combine splines, generators and deformers in an organised hierarchy. Explore Volume Builder and Volume Mesher for blended forms, and understand how resolution affects detail and performance.

3. 03

   Build variations with MoGraph

   Use Cloner objects and instances to repeat geometry efficiently. Introduce effectors and Fields to control position, scale and variation for patterns, layouts and simple motion graphics.

4. 04

   Give animation better timing

   Refine keyframes with the F-Curve editor and adjust interpolation, acceleration and pauses. Develop a controlled camera move and keep object and camera animation easy to manage.

5. 05

   Take control of texture placement

   Choose suitable projections and introduce UV editing. Use seams, unwrap and packing tools on a simple object, check texture scale, and organise image assets to avoid missing files.

6. 06

   Build materials for Redshift

   Set up Redshift and its RenderView, then create node-based Standard Materials. Connect texture, roughness and bump maps, explore metal and glass, and introduce colour-space settings.

7. 07

   Light with purpose in Redshift

   Use area lights, a Dome Light and HDRI environments. Balance illumination, reflections and exposure, compose camera views, and introduce depth of field for a clear visual focus.

8. 08

   Refine and deliver your renders

   Use interactive previews, sampling and denoising to balance noise and render time. Set output size and format, then introduce alpha channels and AOVs for greater control in post-production.

1. 01

   Get started with Redshift

   Select Redshift as your renderer and check the supplied scene and assets. Explore RenderView and interactive previews, and understand how quick test renders support your workflow.

2. 02

   Build convincing materials

   Create Redshift Standard Materials in the Node Editor. Adjust base colour, reflection, roughness and metalness, then explore simple glass using transmission.

3. 03

   Add textures and surface detail

   Connect image textures, roughness and bump or normal maps. Check texture scale and placement, understand colour versus data maps, and keep your project assets organised.

4. 04

   Shape your scene with studio lighting

   Use Redshift Area Lights to build a simple key, fill and rim lighting setup. Adjust light size, intensity and colour to control shadows, highlights and reflections.

5. 05

   Explore environment and daylight lighting

   Light the same scene with a Dome Light and an HDRI. Rotate the environment to shape reflections, then compare a Sun and Sky setup and the effect of changing the sun direction.

6. 06

   Compose your image through the camera

   Set up a camera and choose a suitable focal length and framing. Balance exposure, set the focus distance and introduce depth of field without losing the important details.

7. 07

   Balance quality and render time

   Compare interactive previews with final renders. Use sampling and denoising to reduce noise, check small test regions and recognise when more samples are needed to retain detail.

8. 08

   Finish and export your render

   Refine the supplied scene using the materials and lighting you have developed. Set image size and file format, save a finished still with an alpha channel where needed, and collect the project assets.