A Better Way To Learn Cinema 4D.

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Studioivyone
March 17, 2024

Totally recommend

Totally recommend. Top resources for 3D. I absolutely love it!

BP
March 17, 2024

Practical, Useful, and Informative

Their tutorials are well designed, informative, practical, and succinct. As a member, they help troubleshoot and identify issues with your own projects. It's extremely helpful to have that support, especially when you have unique issues that aren't addressed in other online tutorials.

Cara Chong
March 13, 2024

Goldmine of tutorial for beginners

Goldmine of tutorial for beginners! Tutorials are easy to follow and explains the process really really well. And if you ever need anything more, Dave (the owner I believe?) is more than willing to help you out, patient and friendly guy.

Jennifer Lau
March 12, 2024

My go-to Cinema 4D expert for when I need help

CG Shortcuts do great concise tutorials based on people’s requests. I especially appreciate that they answer any specific queries about Cinema 4D. This is great for anyone who is self-taught.

client
February 25, 2024

Great experience!

Great experience, Dave super attentive to our requests and need, tutorials are very well explained. Masterclass here!

dclovensky
July 17, 2023

Game-Changing Octane Render Course

Game-Changing Octane Render Course - Highly Recommended! Just completed an amazing Octane Render course that completely transformed my rendering skills! The instructor's expertise and teaching style were excellent, making complex concepts easy to understand. The course's hands-on approach with practical examples and assignments was invaluable. From scene setup to lighting and material creation, everything was covered comprehensively. Highly recommend this course to elevate your Octane Render #OctaneRender #GameChanger #HighlyRecommended

CGShortcuts PRO membership has the best tutorials!

Dave (proprietor) has some of the best Cinema 4D tutorials out there. Why is this? His tutorials are focused on real world problems and how best to solve them. He explains things by showing some intuitive approaches that almost get there but have issues, then he explains how to overcome those issues. This is just like how you experiment and find the best solution, so his tutorial style seems natural. I love this! His PRO membership seems expensive, but it's totally worth because you get access to all of his tutorials and that's worth its weight in gold. I can highly recommend subscribing to his site because the value you are going to get is going to pay for itself in the years to come.

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Really very good courses I recommend that all must take this course for improve there skills CGSHORTCUT are the best.

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TUTORIALS

461 Cinema 4D Tutorials.

Hours of professional training delivered in the same straight-to-the-point format you’ve come to expect from CG Shortcuts.

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Cinema 4D Underwater Sea Anemone

C4D Underwater Rendering Tips + Anemone Scene in Redshift

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Animate a Slinky Spring in Cinema 4D

Animate a Slinky Spring in Cinema 4D

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Cinema 4D Animated Rubiks Cube

C4D Rubiks Cube Animation

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Cutting Things in Cinema 4D

Cutting Things in Cinema 4D

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Soft Body Tetris

Soft Body Tetris in C4D

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Roll Objects in Cinema 4D

Roll Objects in C4D (The Easy Way)

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Dynamic Spirals in Cinema 4D

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Cinema 4D Wavy Text Effect

Wavy Text Effect in Cinema 4D

PROJECT FILES

257 Cinema 4D Project Files.

A library of pre-built project files and templates you can use royalty-free in your own work to save time – includes models, materials & render setup.

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Basketball Hoop Dynamics in Cinema 4D

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Cinema 4D Foam Hand

Foam Finger Animation in Cinema 4D

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C4D Abstract Twisted Cloth Effect

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C4D Carabiner Climbing Rope Project File

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Christmas Product Shot

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Looping Black Friday Promo

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As a member you get direct help and support from Dave. No matter what the question! 

Learn Cinema 4D with Dave Bergin

Learn Faster.

Learn the most important concepts and techniques in Cinema 4D, Redshidt and Octane faster.

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Stop wasting time and get through your projects easier with time-saving project files & assets.

Build a Better Reel.

With one-on-one help and support you’ll be able to craft a killer showreel.

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By leveling up your C4D skills you’ll land more work and get paid well for your 3D art.

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Become a Member.

Get instant access to Profesional Cinema 4D Training, Resources and Support.

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Choose What You Want To Learn.

Browse hundreds of tutorials covering the most important techniques and concepts in Cinema 4D, Redshift, Octane, and more.

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Becoming a member will fast-track your progress in Cinema 4D and help you achieve your personal and career goals sooner.

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Tutorials

Hours of professional training delivered in the same straight-to-the-point format you’ve come to expect from CG Shortcuts.

Project Files

A library of pre-built project files and templates you can use royalty free in your own work to save time – includes models, materials & render setup.

Support

Our one-on-one support ticketing system gives you access directly to a Cinema 4D expert to answer all your questions.

Redshift Material Database

Huge Redshift Material Database you can use directly within Cinema 4D – new materials added regularly and by request.

Private Discord Community​

Chat directly to Dave and other members across the globe. Share your work, get feedback and get your  questions answered.

Scripts

A collection of handy scripts you can use to make your life easier in Cinema 4D.

New Content Weekly

We add new tutorials, project files and resources every single week, mostly based on member requests.

Request Content

Request tutorial videos or digital assets and we’ll add them based on your feedback.

Content Voting

Suggest topics to cover and vote for ideas suggested by other members – The most voted for topic each month gets covered.

Exclusive Discounts

Exclusive discounts on plugins, digital assets and render farm usage from our wonderful partners, more coming soon.

Content Explorer

Easily find tutorials or project files with our content explorer.

Monthly Challenges

Win epic prizes and test your skills with our monthly render challenges – COMING SOON

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All videos have English audio and subtitles in English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Italian, French, German, Arabic, Portuguese, Spanish and Russian.

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Frequently asked questions

Why is it so cheap, what's the catch?

We believe learning should be affordable to all so we try to keep the prices as low as we possibly can. All proceeds go back into CG Shortcuts so we can pay for our software and hosting, and so we can keep on spreading the C4D love.

What do I get with Membership?

When you become a member you get instant access to Tutorials, Lessons, Courses, Series, Project Files, Discounts and Help and Support via our Discord Community. View the full list of what's included here.

How does support work?

As a member you can submit a support ticket for general Cinem 4D technical questions, help directly with your projects, showreel advice, and career advice.

Members usually get an answer within 24 hours however support priority depends on your membership level.

Members can also get help in the exclusive discord community included with membership.

Dave will actually help me with my project?

That's right, if you're a Monthly, Yearly or Lifetime meber we can troubleshoot your projects if you get stuck. Fair use applies, see Terms of Service.

What's the difference between Lifetime, Yearly and Monthly memberships?

There's a detailed comparison list here.

Which courses are included with membership?

Yearly and Lifetime

  • The Ultimate Octane Masterclass
  • The Ultimate Redshift Masterclass
  • Black Widow
  • Character Creation in Cinema 4D and Daz Studio
  • Cinema 4D – Ultimate Abstract Art
  • Looping 3D Animation for Instagram and GIF
  • Cinema 4D – Daily Render Scifi Scene with Octane Render
  • Cinema 4D and Octane – GeoBoil Effect

Monthly

  • Looping 3D Animation for Instagram and GIF
  • Cinema 4D – Daily Render Scifi Scene with Octane Render
  • Cinema 4D and Octane – GeoBoil Effect

View the full list of what's included here.

What Software do I need?​

There are many tutorials included with membership, covering mainly Cinema 4D, Redshift and Octane. We also look at Daz Studio and a few small plugins. Cinema 4D is really the only software you need though - Redshift now comes free with the software (CPU version) so we recommend using Redshift Renderer (however most renderers are very similar these days so the concepts shown in either renderer will be applicable to the other.

You can get a free trial version of Cinema 4D and Redshift here.

What are your office hours?

7am – 3pm Sunday to Thursday AEST (UTC +10). We're based in Australia.

What is lifetime membership?

Lifetime membership gives you access to everything on our site, all courses, all tutorials, all downloads and support, as well as the ability to request content and vote for what topics we cover next. Unlike the Monthly or Yearly membership, lifetime is yours forever so you also get unlimited access to anything we add in the future (we upload new stuff pretty much every week).

How do I become a member?

  1. Add a membership to the cart.
  2. Create an account at checkout.
  3. Check your email for your invoice and set your new password.
  4. When you log in you will now have access to everything included in your membership
  5. You can manage your membership from the 'ACCOUNT' menu.

When will I be charged for renewal?

Monthly is charged Monthly from the date you joined.

Yearly is charged yearly from the date you joined.

Lifetime is charged only once and does not renew - you have access forever.

Do you offer refunds on membership?

It's super rare, but yes;) We do offer refunds on Yearly and Lifetime memberships only - full details on our refunds page.

What's the difference between this and Patreon Membership?

Membership here on our website is a more complete package because Patreon has several limitations. Here's the key advantages on each platform:

Membership here

  • Includes Full Courses (Yearly + Lifetime)
  • Includes Redshift Material Library
  • Includes more digital assets (Due to Patreon file size limits)
  • Is better organised into categories and sections
  • Better search options
  • Better video lesson viewer
  • Better quality subtitles (Directly from script)

Membership Patreon

  • More convenient if you already use Patreon
  • Videos can be viewed offline via Patreon App
Aside from that, both memberships include new content every week, the ability to vote for content, the private Discord Server and support.

What happens when my membership expires or is cancelled?

You will have access until the renewal date, if you have chosen to cancel prior to renewal you will not be charged, but you will lose access to all member benefits (courses, files etc).

NOTE: Lifetime Memberships are not charged a renewal.

I cant access the course I purchased

cgshortcuts.COM is now a membership site with content only accessible to members (to keep things nice and simple).

If you purchased any of our courses separately you can access them at our dedicated courses site CG Shortcuts Courses available here at cgshortcuts.NET. You can even still purchase standalone courses there as well - but most courses are now included with membership.

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