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Create Amazingly Realistic Renders Using Advanced Render in Cinema 4D

on Dec 15th 2011 with 112 comments
Tutorial Details
  • Software: Maxon Cinema 4D
  • Difficulty: Beginner
  • Estimated Completion Time: 30 Minutes

Final Product What You'll Be Creating

Maxon’s 11th release of Cinema 4D introduces significant improvements to Advanced Render. AR 3 now uses two new algorithms (Irradiance and Quasi-Monte Carlo), making it much easier and faster to get clean, and beautiful renders than ever before. In this tutorial we will learn how to take advantage of these amazing new features!

Republished Tutorial

Every few weeks, we revisit some of our reader's favorite posts from throughout the history of the site. This tutorial was first published in June of 2009.

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Hi my name is Mountaga Kane, and I am a 17 year old digital artist living in Pennsylvania. When I first became interested in 3d, I decided to start out with Maxon's Cinema 4d because of its mid-range price, ease of use, and short render times. In my free time I like to watch cheesy B movies with friends, and help to moderate the 2d graphics forum: www.audigex.com.  

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  • Kevin

    Wonderful tutorial! It is pitched just right – you show people what C4D is capable of, but you do not overwhelm them. Thank you for your effort.

  • http://rickbrossgraphics.com/ Rick Bross

    Great man, thanks!

  • joseph

    hi,guys am very new in cinema 4d but i understand the interface n its really great but can sam one really sort me on exterior and interior lighting pliiiiiiiiz,thanks

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  • damonstration

    loved this! really helped me understand lighting, which i have trouble with. thank you!

  • http://www.ifc0nfig.com Paul Price

    Hi guys, great tutorial but I’m having a slight issue; I can’t seem to get Depth of Field to render. I’ve watched the video 4 times but I can’t see what I’m doing wrong. I add the target camera, position the target to the pokeball. Under the cameras attributes I’ve enabled “Use Target Camera” (and is set to the correct target camera), “Front Blur” and “Rear Blur”. I’ve also added the effect “Depth of Field” to the render settings, “Use” is ticked on “Distance Blur” and all other settings are default but when I render there is no DoF?

    Glow effect works fine..

  • Romulo

    Can’t download the project files anymore :/ have another link?

    • M.kane
      Author

      Try removing the from the end of the link, should work fine then.

  • zone003

    Who can give me a copy of the teaching video? I can not open the Blip site, thanks a lot!my email is vanqy@yahoo.cn

  • chetan

    where s the tutorial?!!

  • http://drake09.deviantart.com Kevin Miller

    Awesome tutorial!

    The download link for the project files is broken.

  • butcher ;-)

    it’s a good job and very useful material, thanks

  • peter

    the link for download is not working :(

  • Josh Snell

    Them poke balls looks so good.
    Keep up the good work! :D

  • Yahya

    uuummm good tutorial. Where is the download link for actual video screen cap?

  • Yahya

    Nevermind, think I got it…Thank you Mountaga Kane for your awesomeness and sharing this wonderful tip! Best.

  • Felix

    Great tut. But nice nice would be a tut on how to make the pokeballs xD

  • http://www.alpaproductions.com alpaproductions

    Very handy and I love the effects!
    I used to use 3D Max but trying to switch to C4D because it’s much less complicated.

  • http://www.pmrdesigns.com Mike Richard

    Amazing tut. You made my day.Thanks

  • http://www.themotiongeek.com Atlanta Video Production

    This is the tutorial that got me into Cinema 4D. I just wanted to take the time to come back and say thanks!

  • http://www.ardiles.se gabriel

    The tutorial seems missing, does anyone have another link for it? maybe someone want to correct it or remove the tut… thanks!

  • Ondra

    Beautiful! Easy to follow, can’t wait to try it!

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    I was reading through something else about this on another blog. Interesting. Your perspective on it is diametrically opposed to what I read to begin with. I am still reflecting over the various points of view, but I’m leaning heavily toward your point of view. And no matter, that’s what is so superb about modern democracy and the marketplace of ideas online.

  • http://think360studio.com/ Think360 Studio – Web Design Company

    Wonderful tutorial! Thanks :)

  • Omar

    I am using Cinema 4D v 12 (R12), and when I open Exterior_start the floor is black and it says that I do not have the texture used for the floor which is “Juglans texture”.

    Anyone can help??

  • http://dirkjan.be osama

    i like em, like em, like em.. it took 3 days to render my pic but hell, it was worth it!!!

  • Junior

    Your da man!!!!!

  • http://forum.via.cc/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=198153 Leeanna Rodela

    A nice and a very impressive post! I am so happy I checked your article. Keep up the extraordinary work. Have a good day!

  • hwhe;goaunh;ao

    “DIF-use”, not “DI-fuse”, and “VIN-yette”, not “VIG-nette”

  • http://www.asd.com Jonas

    Please don’t do tutorials with gum in your mouth.

  • http://www.bentateonline.com Ben Tate
    Staff

    Hey guys,

    The Project Files download link has been fixed, sorry about that!

    Cheers
    Ben

  • http://www.kropped.com kropped

    Impressive but I prefer Vray and 3Ds Max for now

  • http://None Miwok

    This tutorial is at least inspired if not STOLEN, u are so low on imagination for Cinema 4D Tutorials not to say that this is not fair, u put kindergarden tutorials for Cinema 4D lately and for other 3D apps very nice stuff, shame on you, tutsplus !

  • saunter

    A new tutorial would have been nice. I agree with Miwok, the c4d tuts are poor in comparison to the other 3D programs.

  • bakaboy

    i have some probs when i add sun light and wanna change the angle it just doesn’t aply when i click on these scene it resets again really frustrating

  • Doms

    Thanks, learned a lot :)

  • Mark Reijrink

    Great tutorial!

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