Beyond Photoshop
PART TWO: Getting set up in Cinema 4D
18 Launch Cinema4D. Initially you will only see a single, perspective view in the viewport. To remedy this, click the icon in the upper-right corner of the viewport. This will change the workspace to a four-up view, not only allowing you to see the perspective view but also showing you top, front, and right views at the same time. The first thing we’re going to do is bring our Background.psd file into the perspective window to use it as a template while creating 3D objects in the scene. Click and hold the Scene Objects button in the top Toolbar to temporarily open the Scene Objects palette. Click the Background Object to create new Background Object within the scene. You will see the Background Object appear in the Object Manager at the right of the interface.
Not Using Cinema 4D? If you are following along with the Photoshop portion of this chapter only, you’ll find the finished Cinema 4D renderings included in the downloadable project files for this chapter. Simply open them as they are referred to by name in the text and you can follow along with the 3D portions of this chapter.
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19 Next, choose File New Material from the Material Manager menu at the bottom left of the interface to create a new material. Double-click the new material to open the Material Editor. Click Color from the list of options at the left of the Material Editor. In the resulting color options, click the horizontal bar to the right of the Texture option and navigate to the Background.psd file you created. Close the Material Editor window and then drag the material from the Material Manager at the bottom left of the interface directly onto the Background Object in the Object Manager to add it as a texture tag to the object. You will immediately see it appear in the background of the perspective window, but it will be distorted.