Join Craig Whitaker for an in-depth discussion in this video What is a deformer?, part of Cinema 4D R17 Essential Training.
- Welcome to the chapter on Deformers.…Before we jump into specific deformers,…which we will starting in the next movie,…I thought we would just take a few minutes and discuss…what actually is a deformer…for those of you who are new to the concept of deformers…and what they actually do.…if we click on this little purple icon up here,…alright, we click and kind of hold down…and select this top row of lines,…that's going to tear off this whole menu.…Everything you see here is a deformer in Cinema 4D…and without being too obvious,…they're self explanatory.…
What they allow you to do is Bend, Taper,…Jiggle, Wrap, Bevel, Twist.…They basically allow you to manipulate entire objects…while keeping them intact,…so for example, the Bend deformer.…You can take an object and kind of bend it in half…or bend it around but the object still retains…it's original attributes.…So we're not taking the polygons away from the object,…we're still keeping everything intact…but we're just manipulating it and pushing it around.…
There's tons of deformers in here and unfortunately…
CINEMA 4D (aka C4D) is a vital tool for anyone considering a career in motion graphics, visual effects, or animation. Whether you're just starting out or migrating to C4D from another program, CINEMA 4D R17 Essential Training has you covered. Craig Whitaker explores some of the new features in R17—the version released in August 2015—and segues into a quick-start chapter that reviews the entire CINEMA 4D workflow in just eight steps. The rest of the course divides CINEMA 4D's core functionality into individual chapters on spline modeling, polygonal modeling, deformers, materials and shaders, lighting, the MoGraph toolbox, animation, and rendering. Craig also shows how to composite your C4D work with live-action footage and other effects in After Effects, using the AEC or CINEWARE workflow. By the end of the course, you should be comfortable working with all of C4D's powerful tools.
- What's new in R17?
- Using the Take System for versioning and compositing
- Navigating the C4D interface
- Modeling splines
- Building 3D models from polygons
- Using deformers to bend, twist, and warp models
- Adding surface detail with materials and shaders
- Working with 3D lighting
- Using the MoGraph tools
- Animating in CINEMA 4D
- Rendering your models and animations
- Compositing C4D models in After Effects
Skill Level Beginner
1. What's Different in R17 vs. R16?
2. Getting Started (Quick Start)
3. Spline Modeling
4. Polygonal Modeling
6. Materials and Shaders
7. Using Lights
8. Using MoGraph
11. Compositing in After Effects
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