Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Submission are open for the new ASUS ProArtist Awards and I get to be a judge!
Learn more about the prizes here: https://asus.click/proartist23_clinton

Let's make a looping, abstract, wet 3D street scene together in Cinema 4D / Octane, but definitely feel free to follow along in Blender, Unreal, Maya or any other 3D program. We'll cover everything from realistic puddles and simulating custom asphalt patches, to custom light shapes (IES lights) and ACES in Octane! Then we'll process our final render in Davinci Resolve to make it super cinematic! Let's go!

CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:37 Building the Road
01:33 Setting up the Camera
02:19 Animating the Camera
05:24 Lighting with HDRI's
06:54 Realistic Puddles
08:22 Motion Blur
09:02 ASUS 3D Art Challenge!
11:00 IES Lights
14:03 Making Custom Asphalt Patches
17:51 Applying Asphalt Patches
19:29 Camera Shake
20:38 Animating HDRI
21:29 ACES in Octane
23:50 Art Directing Final Shot + Processing
25:03 Outro

RESOURCES:
PolyHaven polyhaven.com
Manhattan Nights HDRI's nscr.gumroad.com/l/QRERD
GreyScaleGorilla greyscalegorilla.com/join-plus/ref/7/?campaign=pwn
Dizzyviper's Puddlemaps thedizzyviper.gumroad.com/l/EHChx?layout=profile
IES Lights academicphoenix.gumroad.com/l/IES_files
ACES OCIO file github.com/colour-science/OpenColorIO-Configs/tree/feature/aces-1.2-config

JOIN THE COMMUNITY:
Patreon: patreon.com/pwnisher
Discord: discord.gg/createwithclint
InstaGram: instagram.com/_pwnisher_
Twitter: twitter.com/_Pwnisher_

PRINTS & ASSETS:
My VFX Assets: gumroad.com/clintonjones
Limited Edition Prints: noisegrainandlight.com/store

TOOLS I LOVE:
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360 Camera: amzn.to/3w1PKLn
Studio Lights: aputure.com
Desktop Mic: amzn.to/37JmQoN
LAV Mic: amzn.to/3vg9wlh
Monitor Lamp: amzn.to/37JfyBI
How I Learned Cinema 4D: greyscalegorilla.com/join-plus/ref/7/?campaign=pwn

MY RIG:
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