Hyper-Realistic Lettering Tutorial | Cinema 4D

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Hey guys! So first off, a huge thank you to everyone who has supported my channel over the years for helping me reach 100,000 subscribers! I can honestly say I never expected to see this figure, so I am sooo grateful to you guys for showing your support, it really means a lot!
I'd also like to apologise for being away for so long. As some of you know, I have been studying Graphic Design in university for the past 3 years to get my degree, and I have now GRADUATED!!!
This tutorial will help you create a much more realistic look with your tube-like lettering, as seen in the interlaced lettering tutorial. Working within Cinema 4D allows you to use realistic materials, and with all programs, the more experience you have, the better you will be. I myself am still a novice when it comes to C4D, so when it comes to building scenes and selected render settings, I'm not great in all honesty, but I did my best. Of course those of you who are more experienced with C4D will be able to achieve much better results than I have which is awesome! The main point of this video was to show you how to achieve this tube-like look in C4D because upon initially trying to do this, it was much more difficult than I anticipated to get the rounded caps on the letters. I finally managed to figure it out with a little help from some more experienced C4D users who gave me tips and possible solutions to the problem.
Again, a huge thank you to everyone for sticking around during my inactivity, I really appreciate your support. Hopefully my videos will become a lot more frequent like they used to be, however, I am still in the process of figuring out where my life is going now that I have graduated, so my upload schedule may be shaky to start with, but that will be back to normal once I'm back on my feet and know what I'm doing!
Apologies if I sound a little monotone in this video; I recorded the full thing and my screen recorder crapped out on me when I stopped the recording right at the end and basically deleted the footage, so I had to re-record the whole thing -_-
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[@SteBradburyDesign]

I have finally graduated from university!!! :D

[@Designetiks]

Whoop whoop, congratulations! What's your next steps, joining a design agency?

[@SteBradburyDesign]

Thank you very much! As for my plans now, im not entirely sure to be honest. I'd like to work for a design agency, however, there are none close to me where I could actually thrive, the majority are like wed design agencies and such, so im kinda stumped at the minute. I was considering just getting a normal job somewhere for now and focusing on freelance, youtube, and online sales, but i'm not sure really. Not in a great position in all honesty haha, just got to try and find my footing! :)

[@Designetiks]

Oh yeah I can totally imagine the agencies being web and mobile-centric. But hey, you do awesome stuff and I'm sure you can do well bringing in money doing freelance and online sales and such. Could even start making skillshare videos and consider Patreon for extra cash on the side :)

[@Koencept]

It's been a long way huh... :D

[@SteBradburyDesign]

Thank you! I have considered creating a skillshare account to make some tutorials on there, but I feel bad doing that because I know a lot of my viewers are quite young and can't afford a monthly fee for skillshare :/ and as for patreon, it's a nice idea, but again, I feel bad haha kinda seems like begging for money in a way, at least to me anyway haha!

[@bnwo]

Congrats and welcome back. A lot of business are looking for youtube content creators, so stay active!

[@SteBradburyDesign]

Thank you! it's great to be back! and i'm going to try and be as active as possible :D

[@yoo6231]

i saw this on your instagram, i was waiting for it!!! its amazing i really admire your work

[@SteBradburyDesign]

ayyy glad you like it! 👌

[@ustinovstas]

Thank you, bro! This is the reason to deepen the knowledge in 3d

[@nikkischmidt7278]

TUTORIAL REQUEST: I would LOVE to see a tutorial of how the animated intro of your logo is made. It's rad!

[@ArtbyKhater]

I love the style and your persistence of learning new skills! Keep making and sharing amazing stuff!

[@geraldmariwa]

been following on this @instagram... excited

[@theEXOaudio]

I have a question does the size of the 3d object get affected by the lighting. I mean if I modelled my objects in a smaller scale, will the light look more bright or not?

[@justinas6728]

oh damn, i missed you Ste Bradbury! awesome tut!

[@SteBradburyDesign]

[@MadebyMighty]

Fantastic tutorial man! :)

[@SteBradburyDesign]

Thanks bro!

[@banal3559]

Congrats for the graduation ! The result is astonishing :o Many thanks

[@SteBradburyDesign]

Thank you man, glad you liked the end result 👌

[@ahmed.eldesoky]

After a long tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiime. Welcome back mate

[@SteBradburyDesign]

:D Thanks man!

[@chrisikathi]

AWESOME!!! NICE WORK!!

[@Remjbbx]

missed this intro

[@SteBradburyDesign]

:D Thank you man!

[@al.birsan]

Congrats bro! And welcome back! :D

[@SteBradburyDesign]

Thanks man! It's great to be back!

[@alexmassy]

If when you drag de Spline under the circle you end up with a 3D circle, try to follow these steps : 1. Create the "Sweap" 2. Drag the spline and circle under the "Sweap" 3. Drag the "Sweap" under the subdivision It works for me

[@sesaave]

Thx 4 tutorial and awesome channel ! greetings from Chile !

[@lodesign5911]

hi very thanks and very good job ....but you dont need to duplicet the Sweep tag you can grop the spline on Connect tag..its on the array area in menu and then put it on the sweep tag

[@syahidilazha]

saw this on instagram that youve been stressing on. haha keep up the great work man!

[@SteBradburyDesign]

haha yeah! can't believe I had to record it all again haha I could have cried!

[@FelippeCavalcanti]

I saw this on your instagram stories, awesome :))

[@RevolutionMOB]

Looks so amazing! :) Thanks for tutorial :)

[@jarrahello877]

Jesus, look who is back :D Cool video, thanks bud ;)

[@rattykulture7655]

I love your work and your tutorials!! any suggestion on best way to learn c4d from absolute scratch ti advanced?

[@zivfinkel1]

awesome tut man keep em up

[@fg-kj5vk]

very nice work

[@sygo]

His back!!!

[@charlied9973]

He's back

[@SteBradburyDesign]

He is! 💪 :D

[@pertypanckes]

Thank for this tutorial.

[@rtechno100]

you're amazing!! thank you!

[@directedbyrm]

I signed up for your channel shortly after viewing the intro.

[@siddiqhamedAwad]

1000000 congratulations

[@Typefool]

Is this Cinema4D studio or Cinema4D Lite?

[@JR-qv6oe]

Congrats on completing Uni!!

[@SteBradburyDesign]

Thanks man!

[@jaxxbird7]

In case you want to know: The reason why you need to convert the Illustator file into version 8 is because that is the standart format for every Programm that reads .ai files. Not just C4D. :)

[@maridiaz6676]

increible

[@annaprylutska7874]

Thanks!

[@babysteps1]

Good Job

[@gmailvictor]

this is great

[@pixelandbracket]

Nice work man, did you learn C4D in school or on your own??

[@SteBradburyDesign]

Thank man, and I learnt how to use all of the programs I use by myself. The university doesn't teach you the programs, but more things like design processes and such. They do have workshops people can attend, but I didn't need to go to them tbh ahha it was just the basics.

[@YochioDesigns]

I absolutely love this but you should put the contrast in the ambient occlusion part to 35% (that usually looks better for me)

[@SteBradburyDesign]

Thanks, and thanks for the tip! I'll definitely give that a go :)

[@zeenatmemon4915]

very. nice😍 subscribed😊

[@SteBradburyDesign]

Thank you! and welcome to the family :D

[@MrSilent2012]

Thanks

[@iscriptic1779]

Hey Bradbury! What you think about my new logo? i try making it something like yours did i do good? please reply!

[@polxs9669]

Thx

[@SohaibAmjad51]

Great job, I have one suggestion your voice is merging with back ground sound track, back ground must be lower. Thanks

[@Reinboez]

Amazing tutorial. Only problem is i don't have Cinema 4D and i hear its mega expensive :( is it like adobe suite and you pay subscriptions or can you get a month free trial or something?

[@SteBradburyDesign]

Thanks man! and I'm not entirely sure, I think you may be able to get a 30 day trial, but i'm not too sure. You could look on pirate bay for a pirated version ;)

[@omghey366]

Hi! Great job on the tutorial and finishing Uni. I'm planning on getting a new MacBook soon and I'm most likely dealing with graphic intensive applications like the ones you have. Can you tell me which Mac model you use? (it seems pretty powerful..and expensive haha) Thanks for your help in advance! -Timothy

[@SteBradburyDesign]

Hi Tim! My MacBook Pro is the 13" retina display, not entirely sure what the specs are, but im pretty sure it's just factory, no upgrades. My iMac is the 2016 27" 5K. Here is a screenshot of the specs on this machine - gyazo.com/80d2fadb262c7d1f453826c531202d56 Im going to be upgrading my RAM soon too. It works fine as is with all of the programs I use, but can slow down when I'm using a load of programs and have a load of tabs open on chrome, but overall it works fine for what I do, just would be nice to have that little bit extra :) Hope this helps man!

[@omghey366]

Yeah it helped a lot, thank you very much!!

[@kagisoseloro4528]

i lv u work. plz plz can u design O'TANG with classic must look like DESIRE FONT.

[@scriptervidesh1096]

hey ste bradbury can u make a logo for me? with s and v? please something like yours. you inspire me please?

[@rebeccarivera1403]

Can this be done on Blender?

[@johnn_.e]

Any idea why i've no highlights man?

[@faseehshahofficial120]

#Ste Bradbury Design.. you are an amazing designer.. please tell me that ..is graphics designing is good to take it as a career field.. and please name the university from which you got your graduation degree in Graphics Designing.. waiting for you reply..!!

[@tojifushiguro1940]

How do I create a outline like that 01:07 PLEASE HELP.

[@enjoymate]

shout out ste bradbury design

[@SteBradburyDesign]

did you enjoymate?

[@enjoymate]

yes

[@SteBradburyDesign]

enjoymate gd

[@roar6959]

What's font name? Please

[@SeazyYT]

For some reason when i open my ai document in C4D its not a single wire frame its the outline still of the stroke...

[@SteBradburyDesign]

hmmm... I honestly don't know what to suggest, like I said, i'm a novice with C4D so I only know a few things. Maybe try looking at some forums or trying to find a youtube video? That's the best i've got im afraid :/ Sorry about that man, i wish I could be of more help to you here.

[@iatearainbow98]

It was also like that when I tried to upload a type which is not turned into strokes, but when I changed that it worked.

[@SeazyYT]

Natalia Martelus what do you mean? Because what I did is I mad a single stroke type with the pen tool and it came out weird?..

[@iatearainbow98]

oh, then I don't know why it comes out like this. I've only had this situation when I uploaded a file with a text field instead of strokes

[@shaolintiger1]

I had this same problem, it was because I used the brush as a stroke instead of the pen tool, Both will look like strokes, however it seems to only work while using the pen tool.

[@czechvibessound]

🎶☺️👌🏻

[@visiongraphics6461]

did you go to college or sixth form before uni?

[@SteBradburyDesign]

+Vision Graphics yeah, I studied at college for my diploma, finished with straight distinctions 😁

[@visiongraphics6461]

ahh im deciding weather to go and do an extended diploma in graphic design or do a range of subjects which are graphic design, photography, maths and business. almost finished gcse's :)

[@SteBradburyDesign]

ahh yeah that decision for me was a no-brainer! I hated school tbh, so having the opportunity to focus primarily on graphic design was amazing! Of course, if you're interested in studying a range of subject, then sixth-form will probably be the best bet since thats where you can do that if im correct.

[@visiongraphics6461]

what sort of topics/areas did you cover in college if you can remember?

[@zive222]

110k :D

[@SteBradburyDesign]

I know it's crazy! :D

[@zive222]

Definitely deserved tho.

[@ruby6810]

when i drag my letter into the sweep and to the left it just turns the circle into something big....not my letter..any idea why that is happening? im new to this..

[@ruby6810]

and why aren't you getting a circle when you make it in the beginning? :P

[@marekryklo8226]

@@ruby6810 I have the same problem. Do you reslove this?

[@ruby6810]

@@marekryklo8226 im sorry i didnt

[@marekryklo8226]

I do! I can show you how.

[@ruby6810]

@@marekryklo8226 yeah that would be nice!

[@susanroesly2147]

how to make your intro?

[@SteBradburyDesign]

Check the description, there is a link to the motion designer who created it for me. Not sure if he has a tutorial on how he did it, but I don't know much about motion graphics unfortunately man!

[@leolord1]

"Hyper" xD

[@minimhawk17]

Press the L key if you can't seem to move the points in Cinema 4d.

[@R3DMyst]

hyper realistic lettering? what does that even mean?

[@SteBradburyDesign]

Wikipedia Definition: "Hyperrealism is a genre of painting and sculpture resembling a high-resolution photograph. Hyperrealism is considered an advancement of Photorealism by the methods used to create the resulting paintings or sculptures." This 3D lettering is sculpted to look like a realistic metallic tube/pipe or whatever you wan't to call it. Thus being hyper-realistic. Hope that helps dude!