A little behind-the-scenes look at the most recent short - I Am The Void, Sir Topham Hatt
Everything is rigged and animated in Cinema 4D, and rendered in Octane. I used Character Creator 4 to create Topham Hatt, and Substance Painter to texture Thomas. I made the walk cycle in C4D using CMotion, I may go into more detail on that process in another video if there is interest. Most of the Hatt animation was made using a Rokoko motion capture suit. Feel free to leave questions in the comments below and I'll answer as best as I can!
This is one of a series of ads I created for the FDA- I was asked to create several short horror vignettes for their smoking prevention campaign and this is the result. Enjoy!Nicotine cravings can keep you up at night, like a scary story. [Sponsored by #TheRealCost]Tom Coben2024-02-01 | For help, visit teen.smokefree.gov
This is one of a series of ads I created for the FDA- I was asked to create several short horror vignettes for their smoking prevention campaign and this is the result. Enjoy!FlowTom Coben2023-06-09 | Go with it. Part 5 in the Vertigo Series
https://linktr.ee/tomcobenEngine of Chaos - Behind the ScenesTom Coben2022-03-23 | Watch the Original Video Here: youtu.be/VJDrnPWrz9s
If you have any questions about how I made Thomas, Engine of Chaos, please let me know in the comments below!
instagram.com/tomcobenThomas, Engine of ChaosTom Coben2022-03-16 | I'm happy to finally share this 1-minute short that I've been working on for the past two months! It was created in Cinema 4D and took about a week to render out in Octane. It was a fun challenge and definitely the most ambitions personal project I've worked on. Thanks so much for all the support on these videos, they're very fun to make when I have the time between freelance 3D projects, which is my usual day job. I hope to make more in the future, but they take a long time, so it will probably be a minute before I make more Thomas. In the meantime I'll post some behind-the-scenes renders of the process in the next few days, subscribe to be notified!
Original music and sound design by Abel Okugawa, check him out at AbelOkugawa.com! Twitter: @Abel_Okugawa Insta: @abelokugawaWavesTom Coben2021-11-15 | instagram.com/tomcobenBad TripTom Coben2021-08-16 | instagram.com/tomcobenKicking InTom Coben2021-06-18 | Consciousness is a tricky thing.
Created in Cinema 4D and rendered in Octane, with some AE lovin on top.
More from me: instagram.com/tomcobenThomas Rig Demo in Cinema 4D - Behind the ScenesTom Coben2021-03-04 | Here’s a quick demo of the rig I built in Cinema 4D! I used a combo of joints and pose morphs for the facial expressions, and the legs are all just basic IK chains. I tried to make the rig as user-friendly as I could because I plan to use the rig in several more videos! Happy to answer any questions.
Inspired by a Calvin and Hobbes Sunday strip by Bill Watterson.Thomas Son of Shelob 2.0Tom Coben2020-07-11 | I've spent a non-trivial amount of my quarantine modeling and rigging a new, more expressive face rig in Cinema 4D for Thomas in future videos. Here it is added to one of my previous animations.
Come to beautiful Minneapolis, where the winters are cold, and the buildings dance the summers away!Evening StrollTom Coben2020-02-26 | instagram.com/tomcobenThomas, Spawn of ShelobTom Coben2020-02-05 | CHILD OF THE GREAT UNGOLIANT