Creating Motion Graphics with Sketch and Toon in Cinema 4D

Create flat 2D and cartoon-style motion graphics using the Sketch and Toon module in CINEMA 4D.

Not everything you create in CINEMA 4D has to be photorealistic. Sometimes you want a "line art" look. Sketch and Toon is the C4D module that allows you to apply flat shading to 3D artwork and create 2D-style, cel-shaded motion graphics with a click of a button. These tutorials introduce Sketch and Toon to 3D mograph artists who want to emulate this 2D style. EJ Hassenfratz follows a real-world workflow, from applying a 2D look to 3D objects, to animating the objects and strokes, to completing a final render. Along the way, he'll dive deeper into line types, the Cel Shader, and Sketch Style tags—features that help mograph artists achieve just the results they want from this fun and creative module.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know before watching this course
• Using the exercise files

1. Sketch and Toon Overview

• What is Sketch and Toon?
• Learning the basics of Sketch and Toon
• Introducing line types
• Learning the basics of sketch materials
• Using the Shading tab
• Understanding Sketch and Toon display settings

2. 2D Shading with Cel Shader

• Achieving flat shading using Cel Shader
• Using Cel Shader with lights
• Casting shadows with lights

3. Using Sketch-Style Tags

• Applying different sketch materials with SST
• Using the Main tab options
• Understanding the edge selection options

4. Advanced Sketch and Toon Stroke Types

• Creating motion trails using Motion Line Type
• Rendering lines on spline objects with Spline Line
• Understanding the contour line options

5. Advanced Sketch Materials

• Creating an offset printing style with stroke offset options
• Creating noise with distort options
• Creating dotted line accents with stroke pattern options
• Creating stylized sketch looks with cone options
• Reviewing the Render tab and blending mode options

6. Sketch and Toon Draw Options

• Understanding the Sketch and Toon draw options
• Using different draw types to animate on strokes
• Avoiding problems with drawing strokes on animated objects

7. Rendering

• Understand the Render tab options
• Rendering Sketch and Toon effects with multipass options
• Setting up anti-aliasing to achieve crisp edges

Conclusion

• Next steps