Welcome to this course on Creating a Cityscape Using Cinema 4D + Photoshop. In this series of lessons we will cover a lot of topics to give you a solid understanding of the entire architectural visualization workflow including:01. The creative and technical steps involved with 3D modeling the architecture. Polygon modeling and the make editable functionCreating extrusions for the window frames and glassStore selections and apply multiple materials to geometry Texturing using Cinema 4D’s procedural materialsDuplicating geometry using the MoGraph cloner and array objectUsing deformers to modify the shape of each building02. Creating the city blocksRender instances and tips for improving CPU performanceAdding entourage (people, cars, trees, street light, etc) to populate the sceneThe differences between a 3D tree and a cutout and discussion on how these impact performanceLocating and downloading free content within Cinema 4D’s asset browserWeb links to external free 3D model resourcesCamera views and compositional techniques including the rule of thirds and framing the image03. Texturing the street with Adobe PhotoshopPainting TechniquesLayer MasksFile OrganizationImporting custom brushesFile preparation04. Explore 3 different light set-upsHDRI image with infinite light and fill lightPhysical SkyNighttime scene including use of atmospheric fog effects05. Rendering and optimization for faster render times. Render OptimizationRender SettingsObject Buffers06. Post-Production Techniques in Adobe PhotoshopFile OrganizationChannels and SelectionsMaskingAdjustment LayersGlows, Sharpening, and Depth of FieldFinal Output
