Typography for Motion Designers in Cinema 4D
39mBeginner2021-07-16
Authors

Andy Needham
Motion Designer, Editor, Compositor
Course details
Typography is an important aspect of design. The MoText tool in Cinema 4D allows you to set good-looking type with an intuitive GUI and animate it using all the tools available in the MoGraph system. In this course, instructor Andy Needham covers kerning, tracking, use of fonts, and how to animate multi-line text. Andy begins by showing you the tools you can use to create type in Cinema 4D. He highlights MoText, because it works with the MoGraph system to enable you to animate your type easily. Andy steps through the process of setting type and adding details like bevels and materials. He concludes with all the steps and tools you need to animate your text.
Skills covered
Motion TypographyCINEMA 4DMAXON3D AnimationRenderingMotion Graphics and VFX3D ModelingVisualization and Real-TimeAECProduct and ManufacturingAnimation and IllustrationOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Typography for motion designers in Cinema 4D
- 02 - What you should know
- 03 - The MoText object in Cinema S24
1. Getting Started with Type in Cinema 4D
- 04 - Text objects in Cinema 4D
- 05 - Why use MoText
- 06 - Basic overview of the MoText object
2. Setting Type and Adding Details
- 07 - Working with the 3D GUI
- 08 - Caps and bevels
- 09 - Texturing with selections
3. Animating MoText
- 10 - Animate properties
- 11 - Animate with effectors
- 12 - Additional animation techniques
Conclusion
- 13 - Next steps