11/19/2015 Createa3DVintageLightbulbSignUsingIllustrator,Cinema4D,andPhotoshopEnvatoTuts+Design&IllustrationTutorial

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Greatlooking3Dtypographyofteninvolvestheuseofseveralapplications.Inthis
tutorial,wewillshowyouhowtocreateavintagelightbulbsignusingAdobe
Illustratortocreateandexportthebasicpaths,Cinema4Dtocreatethe3Drender,

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andPhotoshopforpostproduction.Let'sgetstarted!

1.ExportingPathsFromIllustratortoCinema
4D

Step1
Thefirststepinourprojectistocreatetheshapeoftheletter"G"inAdobe
Illustrator.Createanewfile.SelecttheTypeTool,setfonttoTangoBTandtypetext
onnewdocument.

Step2
Innextstepchoosefont>createoutlines.Nowyouhaveshapeofyourletter,set
fillandstroketo"none."

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Step3
Afterthat,youhavetoexportyourshapetoCinema4D.SelectFile>SaveAsand
choose.aiformatandsaveitforAdobeIllustrator8.Thisisareallyimportantstep
becauseifyousaveitfornewerversionsofIllustratoryouwon'tbeabletoopenitin
Cinema4D.

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2.Importing,CreatingSweepNurbs

Step1
NowstartCinema4D.SelectFile>openfrommenuandopenyoursavedletter
"G."C4Dwillaskaboutsomeimportparameters,weleavethenastheyareand
clickOK.OurletterwhichwedidinAIisnowinCinema4DasaSpline,wecan
modifyitaswewant.

Step2
Nowwemustcreatesweepnurbs.Fromuppermenuselect"Circle",

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InAttributespanelsetradiustoabout4cm

Nowagainfromuppermenuchoosesweepnurbs.

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Step2
That'severythingwhatweneedtodotocreatesweepnurbs.Nowwehavetoattach
bothobjectstosweepnurbsbutremember,circlemustbeaboveletterobject
becauseifitisunderwedon'tgetwhatwewanted.Andnowwe'vedonesweep
nurbs.

3.CreatingTheScene

Step1
First,wehavetocreatebackgroundforourproject.Sochooseplanefromupper
menu.

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Step2
Setwidthtoabout400cmandheighttoabout650cmandrotateourplane90
degreesvertically.

Step3
Nowit'stimetostartcreatingour"G"letter.SelectTextfromuppermenuand
makeletterG(fonttangoBT).Makeiteditable.Createnewcirclewithradiusabout2
cmandputitwithtextobjectasachildofSweepNURBS.

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Step4
Copyobjectwithtext,createExtrudeNURBSandsettextobjectasachildofSweep
NURBS.

InExtrudeNURBSattrbutessetmovementto2cm.

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Nowitshouldlooklikethis.

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Step5
CopyfirstSweepNURBSobjectandincircleoptionssetradiusto1cm,

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Andmoveitabitforward.

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Step6
AgaincopytextobjectfrommovedsweepnurbsandsetitasachildofnewExtrude
NURBS

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Andsetmovementto1cm

Step7
CreateNullObject

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AndputallcreatedobjectstothatobjectandrenameittoBase.

Step8
CopylatestcreatedSweepNURBS,moveitabitinfrontofotherobjectsagain

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AndincircleobjectcheckEllipseandsetradiusYto3cm.

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Step9
AgaincopySweepNURBSandmoveitagainabitforward.

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IncircleattributesuncheckEllipseandsetradiusto2cm

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InSweepNURBSAttributesnowwehavetochangeEndGrowthto60%

Step10
CopylatestSweepNURBSandchangeonlyAttributes.

Step11
Ourworkforthemomentshouldlooklikethis.
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Step12
AgaincreateaNullObjectandputthoseSweepNURBStoit.

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Step13
NowwehavetocreateNeonsplines.AllofthemarecopiesoflatestSweep
NURBSonlywithotherradiusandcircleEllipseornot,withchangedstartandend
growth.Youcansetitasyouwant.

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Step14
Nowwehavetocreatesomethinglikescrews.Todothat,createasmallCylinder
withsettingslikethese.

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CreateClonerfromuppermenuMoGraph>Cloner.MakethatCylinderasachild
ofCloner.

Step15
Copylatesttextobject,moveitforward.ClickonClonerwithCylinderandset
Attributesasonpicturebelow.

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InobjectpartoftheseAttributessetcopiedTextobjectasObjectwhichClonerwill
suggest.Itshouldlooklikethis.

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Step17
NowcopyTextobjectandClonerwithCylinderasachild,moveitabitforward.
ChangesizeofCylinderto

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AndinClonerAttributeschangeobjecttoduplicatedtext.CreatenewNullObject,
renameittoScrewsandputbothClonerobjectsandbothtextobjectstothatobject.

Step18
Nowthatthescrewsarecreated,theyshouldlooklikethis.MostfrontendSweep
NURBSobjectsshouldbegettingbyscrews.

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Step19
Nowwehavetomakebulbs.SelectFile>New.PressF3(ChangeViewMode).
SelectBezierToolandcreatehalfofbulb.

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NowselectLatheNurbs

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AndmakecreatedhalfofbulbasachildofLatheNURBS.NowpressF1andwe
canseesomethinglikebulb.

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SelectBothobjectsandclick"makeeditable."Nowclickonobjectandpress
CMD/CTRL+C.SelectWindowandonthebottomselectprojectwithGletter.Click
CMD/CTRL+V.

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Step20
TurnVerticallythatbulbandputitonaletter.CopyitasmuchasyouwantinG
shape.PutthemalltonewNullObjectandrenameittoBulbs.

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Step21
InthelaststepofcreatingLetterG,copySweepNURBSfromBaseandsetCircle
Attributesasshownbelow.

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Andmoveitabitbackward.Backendshouldlooksimilartothis.

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4.CreatingMaterials

Step1
Frommaterialbrowserselectcreate>shaders>VrayBridge>
VrayAdvancedMaterial.

Step2
Doubleclickoncreatedmaterialandsetsettingsasonpicturesbelow.

That'sit.NowwehaveBlackmaterialandweneedtocreategreenandyellow
materials.ClickoncreatedblackmaterialandcopythatbyshortcutCMD/CTRL+C,
CMD/CTRL+V.DoubleclickoncopiedmaterialandinDiffuseLayerchangecolor
togreenanddothesamewithyellowmaterial.

Green:#75b624.
Yellow:#ede336.

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Step3
Nowweneedtocreatewhitebackgroundmaterial.Againselectcreate>shaders
>VrayBridge>VrayAdvancedMaterialandsetsettingslikethat.

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Andnowwehaveallmaterials,whichweneedforourproject.Applyallthematerials
tocreatedobjects.Youshouldgetsimilarresult:

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5.LightingandRendering

Step1
Createanewobject.AddObject>Plane

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Step2
CreateanewVrayAdvancedMaterialsetDiffuseLayer1towhiteandgotothe
Luminositylayerandapplythesesettings:

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Step3
Applythematerialsonthetwoplanes,putthefirst(slightlydecreasetheobject)are
ontherightandsecondontheleftsideofthestage.

Step4
OpenthefileVRAYTUTSETTINGS.c4d.
Gotorender>Editrendersettingsandcopyrendersettings.

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BacktoyourdocumentandgototherendersettingsandclickPaste.

Step5
Hitrendertopictureviewer(Render>Rendertopictureviewer)andwaitforthefinal
render.

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Whenfileisrenderedtheprojectshouldlooksverysimilartothis:

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6.PostproductioninPhotoshop

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Step1
OpentherenderedfileinPhotoshop(IuseCS6)andcreatenewadjustmentlayer
(adjustmentlayer>selectivecolor).

Step2
InselectivecolormenuchooseYellowsandapplythissettings:

Cyan:50%
Magenta:+20%
Yellow:+5%
Black:0%

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NowgototheGreenssectionandapplythesettingsbelow.

Cyan:+50%
Magenta:19%
Yellow:+40%
Black:+10%

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Afterthisoperation,theprojectshouldlooklikethis:

Step3
Selectthepentoolandstarttocreatetheshapeofthecolor(#eff05b).
Changetheopacityofthecreatedshapeto50%.

Addavectormasktotheshapelayerthengrabablacksoftbrushandtrytomask

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hardedgesoftheshape.

Repeatthisstepfewtimestocreateniceglassreflectionsontheletter.

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Step4
Usethepentooltocreatelightsplines,changethestrokesizeto3ptandstartmake
theshapes.

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AftercreatingasplinesettheblendingmodetoLinearDodge(Add).

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Repeatthisstepfewtimestocreatealighteffect.

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Step5
Tolightsomebulbsusesoftbrushcolor(green#a2c44d,yellow#eacb32),thenset
theblendingmodetoLinearDodge(Add).

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Step6
Tocreateacableselectpentoolandstartdrawingtheblackshapes.Thengoto
blendingoptionsandcheckBevelandEmboss.
Changethedepthto250%
Sizeto3px
Softento5px
Opacitywhiteto45%
Opacityblackto75%

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Repeatthissteptocreatemorecables.

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Conclusion
Atthispoint,youarefinished.Ifyouwouldliketoaddsomeflattypographytoyour
artworktomakeaposteroutifit,feelfreetodoso.

Inthistutorial,youlearnedhowtocreateavintage3DlightbulbsignusingAdobe
Illustrator,AdobePhotoshop,andCinema4D.Ihopethatyoulearnedsomething
fromthistutorialthatyoucanapplytoyourownwork.

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KaiqueSalerno 2yearsago
Nicetutorial,mytry...

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NaZiiTo 2yearsago
Hi,here'smyversion

seemore

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GatewayGamer>NaZiiTo 2yearsago
Damnthat'sEPIC!Canyoutellmehowyougotthoseoutlinethings?
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NaZiiTo>GatewayGamer 2yearsago
Withtheshapeofobject(inmycasethenumber)justclick+cmd/controlthe
thumbailonlayerspanelsandwiththatselectionjustrightclickandoutline
stroke
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AnhTuanVu 2yearsago
wherecanIfind'VRAYTUTSETTINGS.c4d'?pleasehelp!
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Iban 2yearsago
greattutorial,here'smyversion:

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Vlad 2yearsago
Thanksalot!!

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54etuij54r 2yearsago
aworksodeliciousihaveneverseeninmyyears.iwillsacrificemysecondbornchildto
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CamiloBurgos 8monthsago
Ican'tmaketheRender.Idon'tknowtheVRAYTUTSETTINGS.c4d
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54etuij54r 2yearsago
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54etuij54r 2yearsago
4.CreatingMaterials

Step1

Frommaterialbrowserselectcreate>shaders>VrayBridge>VrayAdvancedMaterial.

Step2

Doubleclickoncreatedmaterialandsetsettingsasonpicturesbelow.

That'sit.NowwehaveBlackmaterialandweneedtocreategreenandyellowmaterials.
ClickoncreatedblackmaterialandcopythatbyshortcutCMD/CTRL+C,CMD/CTRL+V.
DoubleclickoncopiedmaterialandinDiffuseLayerchangecolortogreenanddothesame
withyellowmaterial.

Green:#75b624.

Yellow:#ede336.

Step3

seemore

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Alan 2yearsago
CooleffectwhatversionofC4Disthis?Prime,Studioetc?
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ColinStrang 2yearsago
Myversion:)
http://imgur.com/FvIcIZI
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amr 2yearsago
Idideverythingwell,tillthecolorationpart,iinstallerVrayPlugInbutthesettingarenotasin
thepictures!
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Matthias 2yearsago
idon'thavethatvraythingincreatematerialsatall!:(anyhelp?
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DanielPazatka 2yearsago
Ohyeah,sincei'veseenthispictureintherecentarticle,Iwantedtolearnhowtodothat
badly.
Thanks!
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MasonLawlor>DanielPazatka 2yearsago
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11/19/2015 Createa3DVintageLightbulbSignUsingIllustrator,Cinema4D,andPhotoshopEnvatoTuts+Design&IllustrationTutorial
MasonLawlor>DanielPazatka 2yearsago
Metoo.IwasbummedwhenIcoudn'tfindatutorialforit.Gonnabeaperfectintro
intoC4.
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IsaacSturkey 2yearsago
Thankyousomuchforpostingthistutorial.ThisissomethingIreallywantedtolearnhow
todo.
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bumstaerk 2yearsago
I'vebeenlookingintoatutoriallikethis,togetmestartedwithCinema4D.Thanks!
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