Coloso – Creating Surreal Dreamworlds With C4D & Octane By Timo Helgert

Source

https://coloso.global/en/products/3dartist-timohelgert-us

Category

3D Tutorials

File Size

44.3 GB

Publisher

Timo Helgert

Updated

May 19, 2025

Description

Discover how to build and animate everything from the tiniest elements to an entire beautifully crafted scene. Want to take your work to the next level? Embark on an insightful journey with Timo Helgert as he guides you through the surreal world of art and helps you reach beyond your creative limits! Get to know everything from basic 3D tools, useful theories, and setting up scenes to fully animating them so you can bring your surreal dream worlds to life. You’ll even learn how to create your very own unique assets!

Class Highlights:

Create a Surreal Scene with C4D
Coloso Timo Helgert Introduction
Learn After Effects Magic
Engage with Your Audience

Class Details:

2D to 3D Transition
Creating and Animating Nature in C4D
Using Nature to Create an Aesthetic Scene
Compositing 3D Files in AE
Bringing Boring Renders to Life through AE
Creating a Nature Portal & a Magical Snap Effect

In-depth Look:

SECTION 01. OT
- Orientation & Intro
  - Introducing your instructor
  - What you will learn
  - Helpful websites and software
  - Review Various Methods
    - Breaking down previous artwork
    - Going over composition
    - Importance of creating contrast
    - Key learning points
    - Finding stock photos
    - Identifying photo difficulty
    - 3D model & plugin guide
    - My favorite sites for finding assets
    - Quick summary of the assets we’ll be using
    - Introducing Camera Projection
      - Introduction to camera projection + examples
      - Benefits of this technique
      - Limitations of this technique
      - Understanding important findings
      - Cleaning up photos in Photoshop
      - Creating layers for mapping
      - Exporting + Naming
      - Alpha masks
      - Setting up the file
      - Camera matching
      - Creating a basic model
      - Texture mapping in Octane
      - Creating Grass in C4D
        
        Creating our own grass texture
        
        Creating and customizing a grass patch
        
        Using Octane to create a grass field
        
        Creating our own flower texture
        
        Creating and customizing a flower patch
        
        Using Octane to create a flower field
        
        Setting up mograph
        
        Setting up effectors
        
        Animating & baking flowers
        
        Preparing Growth Materials in After Effects
        
        Why we need a growth map
        
        Creating a growth map in AE
        
        Customizing by adding turbulence
        
        Creating a growth map in Cinema 4D via shaders
        
        Comparing options & when to use which
        
        Setting up a scene
        
        Lighting a Scene
        
        Exploring options
        
        Creating a Station Overgrown with Nature
        
        Setting up a file
        
        Creating nature
        
        Lighting and adding final touches
        
        Modeling the scene
        
        Adding nature
        
        Lighting and adding final touches
        
        Enhancing Portraits with Nature
        
        Preparing a portrait in Photoshop
        
        Creating a nature-overgrown portrait in C4D
        
        Adding a giant snake
        
        Geometry modeling
        
        Using Quixel assets to create nature
        
        Using Photoshop to finalize the composition
        
        Preparing and tracking footage in After Effects
        
        Setting up files in C4D
        
        Overview of setting up After Effects
        
        Octane Render Settings for Faster Rendering
        
        Quick rundown of Octane render settings
        
        How to slightly speed up your rendering process
        
        Exporting Cinema 4D scenes
        
        Importing C4D scenes into After Effects
        
        Setting it up in Octane
        
        Setting up layer ID
        
        Rendering different channels
        
        How I color correct my nature
        
        Why I always use vignette
        
        How to make nature “pop”
        
        The sky’s importance when color correcting nature
        
        Creating Butterflies in After Effects & Cinema 4D
        
        Creating a basic butterfly in After Effects
        
        Animating a butterfly with expressions
        
        Creating multiple butterflies
        
        Using Red Giant to create swarms of butterflies
        
        Setting up particles with Red Giant Particular
        
        What to do if you don’t have Particular
        
        Enhancing particles with layers + fog
        
        Blending modes + simple color correction methods
        
        How to create a simple lens burn effect
        
        How to use layers to create automated lens flares
        
        How to replace the sky
        
        How to animate clouds
        
        Creating a Portal & Fitting it into a Scene
        
        Making a rough portal frame
        
        Adding the portal frame to our Scene
        
        Animating the camera
        
        Animating the portal
        
        Setting up a mask for the portal
        
        Creating a Snap Effect
        
        Recording the footage
        
        Preparing the 3D scene
        
        Compositing the snap in After Effects
        
        Compositing Transitions with After Effects
        
        Importing the renders
        
        Compositing the portal
        
        Creating particles growing out of the portal
        
        Matching particles to the position
        
        Animating particles
        
        Why time remapping matters for transitions
        
        Setting up the main comp
        
        Setting up time remapping
        
        How to edit keyframe splines