I decided to do another Eyedesyn tutorial; I think his tutorials are so helpful as I always end up following along easily, and I find that he talks through the processes to help me understand why I am doing each thing. This means that I learn the reasons behind using each tool and can, therefore, know when to use them again when creating my own pieces.
Assembling the shape- I used the step tool which is new to me; it was really simple to use and allowed me a lot of control over the start and end points of my clone.
Assembling the grid- I then used the cloner tool to assemble my grid and used the field tool to trigger the animations. This is a really handy way of working and the field tool can be used to trigger all sorts of things, including colour changes, movement, cloning, simulations.
Setting up the scene- I then had to add in my lights and create the scene. I found that my ambient occlusion was a bit much at times because there are so many tiny gaps in the shapes, so I turned it down quite alot. I was also having issues with the PBR lights, they are the most realistic light source in C4D but whenever I rotate them, the light its self stays pointing at the ground, and I can’t seem to change this.
Adding the colour- Finally, I perfected my animation and added my colour. In my setup the shapes don’t align perfectly, but instead of spending a huge amount of time perfecting it, I actually thought it looked really nice so I kept it. This is nice because it also means I havent exactly copied the tutorial, and have taken it in my own creative direction.
In the end, I decided that I wanted to create an infinite loop because these can be used anywhere and can become really mesmerising. I had to turn down the render quality to be able to render it out in a decent time, and turn off alot of my preferred settings so the scene is quite flat, but overall I really enjoyed creating this piece and I think it has taught me alot about using fields and the step tool.
Bibliography
Hassenfratz, E., 2017. Cinema 4D Tutorial – Trigger Animation Using Mograph Effectors. [online] YouTube. Available at: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwMx84b9-Lg&feature=youtu.be> [Accessed 9 April 2020].
Jennie Hawkes 