{"id":48289,"date":"2014-11-05T14:00:24","date_gmt":"2014-11-05T19:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=48289"},"modified":"2014-11-05T14:08:56","modified_gmt":"2014-11-05T19:08:56","slug":"cinema-4d-photoshop-tutorial-alien-invasion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/cinema-4d-photoshop-tutorial-alien-invasion\/","title":{"rendered":"Cinema 4D &#038; Photoshop Tutorial: Alien Invasion"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"a-ufo-descends-upon-a-suburban-neighborhood-in-part-1-of-our-2-part-alien-invasion-series-learn-how-to-create-this-effect-using-cinema-4d-and-photoshop\">A UFO descends upon a suburban neighborhood in Part 1 of our 2 part &#8216;Alien Invasion&#8217; series. Learn how to create this effect using Cinema 4D and Photoshop.<\/h2>\n<p>You step outside and&#8230;wait&#8230;what is that?! A\u00a0giant UFO is hovering over your neighbor&#8217;s house!<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s the basis for our latest\u00a03D and compositing tutorial. Let&#8217;s take\u00a0a look at the final video&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/111007748\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As the price of high-end software comes down and competition heats up in the market, it&#8217;s increasingly more important for video editors and motion designers to have a broad, multi-app skillset. In this tutorial series we&#8217;ll jump into THREE\u00a0different applications to create this 3D effect. In part 1 below, we explore the modeling side of the project and learn how you can use Photoshop in your Cinema 4D workflow to create realistic textures. Topics covered include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Modeling a UFO<\/li>\n<li>Using textures to convey scale<\/li>\n<li>Using Photoshop to create textures<\/li>\n<li>Tiling textures<\/li>\n<li>Using Greebles<\/li>\n<li>Creating realistic lighting<\/li>\n<li>Optimizing bump mattes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/111007749\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In an upcoming tutorial, part 2, we&#8217;ll jump into After Effects to cover tracking, compositing and additional\u00a0effects.<\/p>\n<p>The texture library that I mentioned in the video\u00a0is <a title=\"CG Textures\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cgtextures.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">CGTextures.com<\/a>. 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