Creating an Infectious Skin Parasite in CINEMA 4D and After Effects
In this tutorial we will learn how to create a gruesome, yet convincing skin infection. Software required: CINEMA 4D 15, After Effects, and Photoshop CC.
What you'll learn
In this tutorial we will learn how to create a gruesome, yet convincing skin infection. We'll focus on the areas that will help sell our shot and bring realism to our motion tracked footage. We'll begin by looking at the tone of our project and create an effect of skin tearing using CINEMA 4D's cloth module. Then, we will create animated tentacles to give the sense of movement within our wound. Finally, we will hone in on our materials and lighting to make our infection seem life like, then bring it all together in After Effects. By the end of this tutorial, will we have an 'outside of the box' understanding of CINEMA 4D's cloth and a working knowledge of integrating a CG element into a motion tracked plate. Software required: CINEMA 4D 15, After Effects, and Photoshop CC.
Table of contents
- Setting up Our 3D Scene 10m
- Modeling and Animating Tentacles 12m
- Integrating Tentacles into the Wound 8m
- Building Textures for Our 3D Model 10m
- Lighting and Set up of Our 3D Scene 8m
- Lighting and Setting up Render Passes 11m
- Setting up Our Footage in After Effects 10m
- Adding the Wound to Our Footage 9m
- Integrating Blood and Animated Tissue 11m
- Continuing to Add Our Photoshop Layers 8m
- Adding Effects and Distortion to the Cg Plate 8m
- Blending, Color Correcting, and Final Output 10m
About the author
Andy Lefton began his career right out of College as a medical animator and has passionately built his experience over 10 years into a Jack of all Trades digital artist. He currently works as a Senior Freelance 3D animator and VFX artist living in Minneapolis, Minnesota and stands by his motto "within the imagination, there is no law". He has worked in many realms of digital media, varying from feature film and broadcast to multimedia and digital print. He is an artist that has worn many hats an... more