I used to regularly share my W.I.P. images on a forum I frequented called 3D Attack (a Cinema 4D Community & Magazine). The old forum is now gone, but 3D Attack is still around in a different format. Anyway, I digress… The bike pictured above is a nondescript Sport Bike powered by something like a ZX-6R engine and built with similar style lines as the early 2000′s Ninjas and CBR600RRs.

I’d love to know what you think!

In this short screen capture, I show a quick use for the aforementioned feature as I try to scale a row of points to meet an existing edge of geometry.

The best approach I’ve found is to not model the treads. Traditionally I’ve used normal mapping or simply bump mapping along with a slight variance in the color map. This weekend I decided to give it another shot: I created an intricate tread pattern (loosely based on the Dunlop Elite series) and with careful use of deformers and more specifically deformation/subdivision order I was able to create what I think is my best attempt at the aforementioned subject matter yet!

Let me know what you think; the images are with and without subdivision.

Here’s a quick preview of my latest 3D fiddling. I wanted to create a piece based on type and a concept. The concept I came up with was the word disconnected and the associated movement that comes along with it.

I also wanted to play with Cinema 4D R13′s new physical renderer. I chose to attempt using some depth of field to separate the letters of the word that were placed further back in the scene.

I also recorded the hour long process of creating the scene and plan to narrate it (at a higher speed) and then post it as a screencast, so look out for that.

Update:

Here’s the video I promised:

A while back, Beeple made a bunch of his C4D Scene files Free! This means that if you’re learning C4D or are a veteran and just want to see how other folks do it these will be like gold to you.

Head on over to Beeple’s Site and get the files:

• Beeple’s Site
• Beeple’s Cinema 4D Project Files

If you’d like to buy a copy, it’s available at TurboSquid

I’ve created some quick and dirty files for download:

• Normal Map Builder
• Normal Map PSD File

The Normal Map Builder file is a C4D R12 file based on the 3D File Example section of the Varga page. let me know if this is useful to you at all.

Feel free to check out the full listing and let me know what you think of it in the comments below. I’m always grateful of honest feedback.

I can’t stress the UV mapped aspect of these models enough as every single polygon is mapped to a corresponding texture. I wanted users of any 3D software to be able to take advantage of the UVs, so I decided to map everything.

You can grab a copy of the bookshelves here: and the books are available as a separate download here:

Let me know what you think of the models in the comments section below.