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Professional Lighting Techniques in Cinema 4D (Udemy.com)

Learn how to create professional looking renders in Cinema 4D

Created by: Ozgur Gorgun

Last updated May 2020

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What you will learn

  • Professional lighting set-ups in Cinema 4D
  • Pro tips on creating realistic lighting
  • Studio Lighting techniques
  • The different light settings
  • Render settings to optimise scenes

How it compares

Against the other 44 rated Udemy courses in Cinema 4D on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 70% of them
  • Reviews185#8 of 45 by number of reviews
  • Length1.9 hoursshorter than 81% of them
  • Last updatedMay 2020more recently than 75% of them

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Overall Score : 92 / 100

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Course Description

Have you always wondered how to create great renders in Cinema 4D? The key is to understand how lights work.

Professional Lighting Techniques is your ultimate guide to lighting in Cinema 4D. With hands-on lessons, you will be guided through some of the core concepts of lighting as well as the advanced techniques and tools.

Ozgur, who is one of the very few Maxon Certified Cinema 4D Instructors in the world, has spent over a decade mastering these lighting techniques and created this comprehensive course to teach you how to use lights Cinema 4D.

You will start this course by using basic light setups, then move onto more advanced techniques such as creating physically accurate lights, studio setups, improving shadow quality, working with global illumination and ambient occlusion, creating glowing objects, understanding volumetric lights, reflections, caustics and more.

Each lesson is accompanied with the source files you can download in order to follow along and practice what you've learnt. At the end of each chapter, you will also have quizzes to test your knowledge.

Whether you are an existing Cinema 4D user with years of experience, or a new designer, you will learn countless lighting tips and tricks used throughout the industry, which will help you create better looking renders in less time.

If you are looking to improve your renders by using lights properly, then this course is for you!

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Instructor Details

Ozgur Gorgun

Hello, I'm Ozgur from Digidemy. I'm an award winning filmmaker, photographer and motion designer. I've been been working in the film and TV industry both in the UK and abroad for nearly two decades. 

I'm an Adobe Certified Expert, Video Specialist and Instructor. I'm also one of the very few Maxon Certified Cinema 4D Trainers in the world.

I've taught and worked with some of the biggest names in the industry such as SKY, BBC, Sony Pictures, ITV, Google, Microsoft, to name a few.

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Reviews

4.6

185 ratings on Udemy

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By Raoul Rodriguez on 1/17/2025

Great course and great teacher! The instructor is detailed in his explanations and very easy to follow and undestand. I'm very pleased with how he taught the lessons. I learned much from his course. I highly recommend this course!

By Basil Iskandrian on 6/10/2023

excellent fundamental breakdown of lightening and using various C4D lights and lighting techniques. Also a great explanation of how and when to use GI and AO in your renders as well as how to tweak render settings to obtain desired results.

By Eugene Peterson on 3/6/2023

I've taken several courses on C4D. This course really clarifies and explains how all the different components (lights, objects, materials, and render settings) work together to create the final render. A masterful context for understanding C4D lighting!

By David Saul on 5/11/2022

I really enjoyed this course. I bought it after completing an earlier one by Ozgur. His instruction is clear and easy to follow and delivered in a very pleasant and friendly manner. Cinema 4D is a very deep application but the course builds up gradually from the basics at a steady pace and the student never feels overwhelmed. I look forward to more courses from Ozgur. Highly recommend.

By Alexandre Navarro Caldeira on 11/10/2020

Some good information on lighting, but I think it lacks depth when you're talking about professional lighting and renders there's definitely more lighting techniques. Material interaction with different lighting types isn't explained and Pro Render isn't even mentioned on the course, so maybe it's also outdated.

By Richard Roensch on 6/21/2020

This was my second course from this Instructor. Extremely articulate. Deep knowledge and experience with each subject. Presentation silky smooth and professional. Nice pace. Continuous visual examples. I've been working with C4D for several years and this course filled in all the annoying little gaps in my understanding of Cinema 4D and this subject. Completed in a couple of hours. Absolutely painless. Thank you.

By Rozanne Malarkey on 6/17/2020

I learned a lot from this course that I think will help me improve my renders. The instructions are clear, concise, and given at a good pace. I liked how the instructor explained the how's and the why's of the different lighting techniques and their effects. I came away with a much better grasp of the world of lighting.

By Erno Csoka on 6/6/2020

It is very detailed as far as lighting is concerned. But. There is nothing at all, nothing about external lighting. It says "professional lighting techniques" but how can it be professional if the whole external lighting part is missing? ---- Update. Thank you for your response. I have completed your another course, Cinema 4d Masterclass. I think you do a good job. Your courses are absolute useful for beginners. This lighting course is similar to the previous one. I can understand tools and some basic technics but it's not "professional" level. I would be very happy with an advanced course. I am sure it would be great from you :) Thanks, anyway.

By Cailean Macaulay on 11/6/2019

I have always been intimidated by lighting because of all the terminology and technical stuff. In C4D this also was true, it was all guesswork and frustrating. Having taken a tonne of notes in this course, I am keen to take up the tutor's advise and practise and experiment using the techniques. I feel more bold and informed to try out lighting scenes, and have an idea how to improve results by adding in a fill light or adjusting some key settings. So much of the terminology has been demystified, and my notes from this course will be really useful in going forward. I hope to develop really thoughtful lighting skills, and move beyond my haphazard, chaotic and frustrating approach to lighting til now. I really rate this tutor as a clear educator who sets forth great examples that carry you along on the learning journey, and gives practical application to what you are covering. Thank you

By Jacques Lise on 8/4/2019

Je suis très surprise de constater qu'il a une méthode pédagogique dès plus promettre en tant que instructeur. Je suis ravie d'avoir acheté ce tuto. Je vais chercher pour en trouver un autre, car j'ai aucun doute qu'il m'enseignera avec BRIO ! Merci à Ozgur

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