What software will I use throughout this workshop?

You will work with Cinema 4D, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe After Effects.

Do I need previous experience with Cinema 4D or 3D modeling before enrolling?

No prior experience is strictly required as the course is beginner-friendly, though a basic understanding of Cinema 4D is recommended.

What practical post-processing and downstream fabrication skills will I walk away with?

You will learn to prepare models for 3D printing, execute keyframe animations, render with Corona, and refine still images in Photoshop and videos in After Effects.

Jun 21-22, 202511 lessonsIntermediate

FREE with Full Access Jun 21-22, 2025 Workshop Intermediate 11 lessons 5.0 Rating

Artefacts of Growth: Biomorphic Structures in Cinema 4D

Artefacts of Growth: Biomorphic Structures in Cinema 4D is a hands-on workshop for architects and designers covering organic-parametric modeling, procedural tools, and rendering in Cinema 4D and Corona Renderer. The curriculum spans spline and mesh-based geometry, MoGraph Effectors and Fields, Volume Builder, Cloner, Atom Array, Voronoi Fracture, displacement tools, sculpting, and keyframe animation. Participants also learn to set up rendering workflows in Corona Renderer using materials, lights, cameras, and environments, then complete post-production in Adobe Photoshop for still images and After Effects for animations. No prior Cinema 4D experience is required, as the workshop builds progressively from fundamentals to advanced interconnected parametric workflows.

This course includes

Live workshop · 7h 34m
Lifetime session recordings
Certificate of completion
Downloadable course files
4 design tools
Private Discord community
Included with Full Access
Jun 21-22, 2025

This workshop provides a comprehensive introduction to organic-parametric design techniques for architects and designers using Cinema 4D and Corona Renderer.

Participants will explore the potential of CGI tools across all stages of the design process, from conceptual modeling and sculpted geometries to procedural architectural details, environments, and animations.

In addition, the workshop includes training in rendering and post-processing workflows, utilizing Corona Renderer alongside Adobe Photoshop and After Effects to create polished images and videos.

Introduction to Spline, Mesh, and Subdivision Surfaces
Parametric workflows using MoGraph Effectors & Fields
Volume Builder, Cloner, Atom Array, and Voronoi Fracture
Displacements and other procedural tools
Keyframe animation with parametric tools
Sculpting tools
Preparing files for 3D printing
Corona Render workflow (materials, lights, cameras, environments)
Image Post-Production in Adobe Photoshop
Video Post-Production in Adobe After Effects

Starting from a beginner-friendly level, this workshop gradually introduces more advanced and interconnected workflows for creating parametric systems and animations in Cinema 4D. Through a series of hands-on tutorials,
participants will explore the generation of architectural and biomorphic geometries, including biomorphic pavilions and towers, faceted interiors, animated facades, organic objects, and full-scene environments.

Each project highlights different design strategies and techniques, making use of Cinema 4D’s powerful toolsets, such as MoGraph Effectors, Volume Builder, and the Cloner tool. A dedicated section of the workshop focuses on preparing simple massing models—such as those imported from Rhino—as a base for developing detailed and expressive concept renders. This includes sculpting geometry, assigning materials, designing lighting setups, and crafting spatial atmospheres.

Participants will learn to bring their geometries to life using the Corona Render engine, focusing on materials, lighting, cameras, and environment settings. The post-production phase will also be covered, using Adobe Photoshop for still images and Adobe After Effects for animations.

The introductory lecture "Speculative Futures and Organic Hybrids" frames the technical content within a broader cultural context, presenting important architecture, design, fine art, and fashion projects. It explores the structural logic and formal potential of natural and biological systems, offering inspiration for new kinds of spatial expressions.

This workshop will teach you how to use and interconnect various parametric workflows in Cinema4D. Participants will learn to work with spline- and mesh-based geometry, subdivision surfaces, sculpting tools, and procedural operations such as the MoGraph Effectors and Fields, Volume Builder, Cloner, Atom Array, Voronoi Fracture, Displacements, and more. Further, the workshop covers working on scale and preparing files for 3D printing or bringing them into other software like Rhino or Illustrator.

Additionally, participants will be introduced to keyframe animations. The workshop covers setting up a rendering workflow using materials, lights, cameras, and environments to create high-quality renderings with Corona Renderer, as well as post-processing in Adobe Photoshop and After Effects.

What you should already know or have ready before you start, experience, tools, and any baseline skills the instructors expect. Scan the list below so nothing catches you off guard.

A basic understanding of Cinema 4D is recommended but not required.

This course is beginner-friendly. It gradually advances to experimental architectural design and technical skills, including massing detail for renders or 3D printing.
Assignments will be conducted individually.

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Andreas Palfinger is a New York-based interdisciplinary artist and architectural designer, practicing within the frameworks of virtual scenography, organic-parametric geometry, and functional fiction. Speculative approaches are articulated in time-based media, CGI, writing, and sculpture. Andreas worked for MAD Architects (Beijing), the future-oriented design studio Superflux in London, ODA Architecture in New York, Studio Tim Fu, and CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research). He co-created architectural sets for a VR fashion show and AR theater performances, and recently directed and produced an award-winning short film in Unreal Engine, with special focus on digital architectural worldbuilding. He currently works and lives in New York City as a Fulbright scholar, studying in the Master of Architecture program at Pratt Institute, Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Design. Andreas studied architecture, graphic design, industrial design, painting, and animated film at Die Angewandte, University of Applied Arts Vienna, at Bauhaus University Weimar and Pratt Institute, New York City. Recent exhibitions included Art Basel Miami, European Forum Alpbach, Vienna Biennale, and Belvedere 21. He was honored internationally at the International Design Awards, the Art Directors Club of Europe Awards, the Red Dot Awards, the Dezeen Awards, and the New York International Film Awards.

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