C4D TUTORIAL | Realistic CGI Landscapes [Cinema4D & Arnold]

Freelance flawlessly in Motion Design: processofmotion.com/?...
C4D Scene files & textures for my Patrons: / realistic-cinema-69914414
Let's build your own world where things are easier and life is better. 🌼
Timecodes:
00:00 Intro
00:10 The 5 Steps to Realistic CGI landscapes
00:30 Step 1: Base Geometry
Working to scale
Filtering packed raster heighfield maps
Fixing the shape of the mountain with linear colours
03:00 Step 2: Basic Lighting
And on the second step they creating the sun and the sky
Creating realistic sky gradients
Natural outdoor lighting in 2 steps
05:35 Step 3: Chicka-chicka-Shading Landscapes
Making a realistic rocky material
Making a realistic forest material
Making a realistic water material
Making a realistic snow material
14:00 Step 4: Mixology
Using the Shuffle Node to separate colour channels in Arnold
Mixing landscape materials based on terrain maps
Creating a whitewater shader for rapids and waterfalls
25:00 Adding the displacements back in
28:01 Step 5: Details
28:52 Growing a forest for example
36:24 Step 6 (of 5): Atmospheric Phenomena
Creating the Volume Object
Creating a realistic atmosphere material in Arnold
Adding clouds to your landscape
42:04 How to level-up your landscape
42:46 Next up: Realistic Clouds
Free 3D models of Bishop Pine Trees: xfrog.com/product/CL13.html
Astronaut by Raoul Marx: Astronaut by Raol Marx: vimeo.com/129091592
MUSIC:
Intro & Outro by Will Van De Crommert: / willvdc1
Background: Cello Concerto No. 1 In C Major by Joseph Haydn
Guest appearance: Far far away - Nadine Weinberger
Yes, I am on the internet:
danieldanielsson.com
/ motionviking
/ motionviking
/ motionviking
www.behance.net/danieldanielsson
vimeo.com/danielsson