Create a Jumping Lamp Animation in C4D – Day 1

Create a Jumping Lamp Animation in C4D – Day 1

Aleksey Voznesenski on Jun 28th 2011 with 77 comments
Tutorial Details
  • Software: Cinema4d 11.5 (10 and up should be able to follow easily)
  • Difficulty: Beginner/ Intermediate
  • Techniques Covered: Modeling, rigging, constraints, animation, lighting, materials, and rendering
  • Completion Time: 1 hour
  • Software/ Hardware Requirements: Computer that can run cinema4D R10 or higher; Mocca2 module

Final Product What You'll Be Creating

This entry is part 6 of 6 in the Aleksey Voznesenski Session
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Twice a month we revisit some of our reader’s favorite posts from throughout the history of Cgtuts+. Today we’re taking a look back at Aleksey Voznesenski’s awesome tutorial on creating a jumping lamp animation in Cinema4D. This two day tutorial was originally published back in March of 2010, and proved to be very popular with our C4D users.

This tutorial is a relatively quick overview of setting up a scene with a rigged animated object in Cinema4D. Although it should be simple to follow along to anyone with a basic knowledge of Cinema 4D, this tutorial is mainly aimed at artists migrating to Cinema4D from another package. It quickly and concisely demonstrates how to use the basic modeling tools, set up a rig with bones, use constraints, change the type of keyframes, use the auto keyframe tool, clean up keyframes, work with the time line, set up lights, set up materials, apply the materials to objects and render out an animation. Everything you need to quickly get into Cinema4D.

This tutorial is Day 1 in a series – Go to Day 2.





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By Aleksey Voznesenski

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Aleksey Voznesenski is a 3D specialist experienced in many areas of the 3D world. Mainly focused on animation, he has experience in motion graphics, modeling, rigging, render setup, lighting, camera work and art direction. Working as a contractor for many companies, Aleksey provides his expertise to get projects done on time and to spec. His main package of choice is Cinema4D, but Aleksey has experience in all of the industry standard packages like 3ds Max, Maya and XSI. His contact details can be found at ace5studios.com. Also be sure to visit ace5education.com for even more tutorials from Aleksey!  

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  1. Sophie says:
    December 22, 2010 at 12:21 pm

    Great tutorial!

    One question: When I try to add a Hypernurb, it’s not having any effect, it’s just coming up as a bunch of arrows on the X/Z axis. What should I do?

    Thanks!

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    • Aleksey says:
      January 11, 2011 at 3:37 am
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      not sure what you mean. you put an object inside a hypernurb and it smooths.

      you either have to drag the object manually, or you select the object you want smoothed, and then while holding the alt key you click on the hypernurb, and then it will put it in the HN object for you.

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  2. kevinski says:
    January 9, 2011 at 5:16 pm

    wicked tutorial dude!
    workin on it
    nice stuff for a newbie :(

    Reply
  3. sadvel says:
    March 3, 2011 at 6:28 am

    I got a problem with this tuts..

    After I selected the “Joint Tool” It doesn’t let me click on the point where the tutorial video. I can’t click anything inside the FRON VIEW. How do I fix it or can you tell me how the Joint Tool work?

    The voice isn’t clean and clear to hear. :(

    Reply
  4. Jake says:
    March 26, 2011 at 5:55 pm

    Here’s my attempt: http://vimeo.com/17045027

    Reply
  5. John says:
    June 20, 2011 at 2:15 pm

    Right i have done everything like you said to altho i got a bit confused when you just start slapping out ctrl and drag constraints also the naming of the base and BASE is confusing as hell when im listening and trying to do it, This is getting anoying now ive done everything but the leggs keep popping out and the lower grip moves of the base plate and the leggs pop out of the lower girp and they dont seem to be working at all and ive no idea whats gone wrong as i think ive done it word for word the lower grip and base plate dont stay together total confused

    http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/836/baseissue.jpg/

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  6. john says:
    June 20, 2011 at 3:31 pm

    hay never mind i worked on it remade the base leggs and stuff re done them working fine now

    Reply
  7. FD says:
    June 28, 2011 at 1:32 pm

    first rig tutorial i realy understand :)

    Reply
  8. igor says:
    August 16, 2011 at 7:14 am

    Saw no animation, no lights Luxor

    Reply
  9. danny tenaglia says:
    October 28, 2011 at 5:22 pm

    YOU GO TOO FAST!!!
    And your english is not so clear

    You should do tutorial to teach people, not to showoff your skills as a modeler

    Reply
  10. Jared says:
    November 4, 2011 at 1:06 pm

    Great tutorial everything worked perfectly until I went to render it the lower group and pivot completely moved and so did the upper legs and the animation does not look right is there a step I am missing or something I am simply over looking please help!!!!!

    Reply
  11. prasanth says:
    December 26, 2011 at 5:25 pm

    i am not able to see the axis while using the “use model tool” , pls help

    Reply
  12. Jorge says:
    January 27, 2012 at 9:01 pm

    You’re WAY too fast! I wasn’t able to follow through a simple step without rewinding the video a couple of times. I eventually got frustrated and quit the project. I suggest you go way slower.

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  13. Anthony says:
    January 31, 2012 at 10:45 pm

    ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL!!! This tutorial has been my first attempt to actually rig joints to a model. Thank you for this!

    If you don’t mind me giving just a few words of advice on your tutorial, please take your time through it. I am quite sure that you have a busy schedule and perhaps could be doing other types of work other than creating a tutorial to teach us. Hopefully, I can speak for the community as a whole that what teach is more appreciative beyond any means. So just take your time :)

    Also, thank you for taking some time to EXPLAIN what some of the functions do. It was clear, concise, and to the point.

    Once again, thank you for this tutorial. Can’t wait to see what you teach next!

    ANT

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