#losangeles and #RenderCon is amazing.
I had the most fantastic time
Thank you for all of you who came up to me and the engaging conversations!
Posts by Raphael Rau / Silverwing
This weeks Tutorial is online:
"My 5 favorite new MaterialX nodes"
youtu.be/f4_ALknPuEg
I mostly show how you can animate shader parameters and show some new nosed in the MaterialX context.
Nerdy warning π
@octanerenderitalia.bsky.social @maxonvfx.bsky.social
#octane #c4d #materialx #cinema4d
This weeks tut is out. Again along the lines of Octane Vectron.
This time how you are able to use Bitmap Textures with it:
youtu.be/dKGjTW-ktSY
Enjoy!
#c4d #otoy #octane #vectron #landscape #cgi
@octanerenderitalia.bsky.social
Octane splashscreen of the 2026.2 octane version showing some out of focus red lines.
Octane 2026.2 for Cinema4D - 1.9.0 is out:
With lots of revisions and fixes!
render.otoy.com/forum/viewto...
#c4d #octane #otoy
P.s. I will be staying in LA for 9 Days around RenderCon. Do I happen to know anyone out there? Would love to meet up or hang out using some local guidance catching a bit of the flare of the city π
I am very happy to announce that I will be visiting RenderCon 2026
Really looking forward meeting a lot of you legends there π
@rndr.bsky.social #otoy #octane #rendercon #conference #losangeles
rendercon2026.com
Octane Render 2027.1 Alpha 1 just dropped:
render.otoy.com/forum/viewto...
Another thing I made using #Vectron and the Shape Field Node:
youtu.be/D7w7LMzMuXk
@octanerenderitalia.bsky.social #OTOY #octanerender #c4d #MaxonVFX #Cinema4D #vectron #shapefield #sdf
This week I present you all something long requested:
Octane# VECTRON:
In this tut I go over the basics of Vectron and how to actually model with it.
youtu.be/D7w7LMzMuXk
@octanerenderitalia.bsky.social #octanerender #c4d #vectron
Hey everyone. I am finally back with a new tutorial:
About the "Octane Distorted UVW Node"
youtu.be/u_xyzOkKoLk
Find the scene files for Blender and C4D here:
www.patreon.com/SilverwingVFX
@octanerenderitalia.bsky.social #octane #octanerender #c4d #b3d
New OctaneBlender Addon 2026.1 - 31.2 Beta Release (for Blender 5.0) [TEST] @OTOY forum:
render.otoy.com/forum/viewto...
My last tutorial for this Year is here:
New in Octane 2026.1
youtu.be/MDb2aP9B3kg
Every Year, roughly at the same time as is tradition by now. I hope you enjoy!
@octanerenderitalia.bsky.social
#otoy #octane #b3d #blender #c4d
Aaaand an new Octane 2027 has been announced.
Non surprisingly the feature that I am most hyped about is: Diffraction and Wave optics.
I wonder where they did get this idea from π€
Otoys Black Fiday deal is live:
home.otoy.com/render/octan...
Als o there is a new version of Octane in town:
render.otoy.com/forum/viewto...
A final release of Octane 2026.1 for C4D π―
To be honest, it seems a bit rushed. So fingers crossed it is holding up nicely!
Opal Ring
using octanes "Realistic Camera" for the analog look.
Made with #cinema4d
Rendered using #octane 8K SPP
on the #rendernetwork : 2560 x 1440 px Tier 3
Compositing / Denoising in Fusion Studio
Opal from the recent tut I made:
youtu.be/qv4zsUDZGzI
#c4d #opal
It's finally here. The Opal tutorial:
youtu.be/qv4zsUDZGzI
A wild mix of nodes including a lot of custom OSL scripts builds the twisted path to the creation of a black opal.
@octanerenderitalia.bsky.social #OTOY #octane #cinema4d #C4D #opal #shading
Aaaand new exciting tut is out πͺ
Showing the "Everdrone Technique" as well as my own take on it.
DIFRACTION GRATING (Holographic Rainbow Materials)
youtu.be/C-wsS0x1Mz4
@octanerenderitalia.bsky.social #maxon #c4d #octanerender #shading
Again Shoutout to:
everdrone.pages.dev/blog/diffrac...
Todays tutorial is online:
DEEP IMAGE Compositing using #Octanerender #FusionStudio
youtu.be/4V76FCtM8rk
I had a bit of a problem conveying the idea of deep comp in my thumbnail π
Though I hope you like it!
@OTOY @OctaneRenderIt #c4d #cinema4d
Thanks so much π₯° I appreciate that you find it mesmerizing π€
Dice Chapter II
This was mainly made to explore Octanes "Realistic Camera" emulation.
Lens Imperfections as a style... wait for the closeup!
#Octanerender #c4d #lenssimulation
Rendered on the #rendernetwork
With another Octane 2026.1 Alpha Feature "Meshlets"
Find out how to set them up in C4D Octane.
youtu.be/kWVw5sLku9E
Spoiler... it's surprisingly easy.
Have fun watching π
@OTOY
@octanerenderitalia.bsky.social #OctaneRenderIt
#cinema4d #c4d
In this weeks #TUTORIAL I go over Octanes new Gaussian Splat integration in Octane C4D 2026.1 Alpha
youtu.be/OGh7_h8wbo0
As always, I hope you enjoy β¨
#OTOY @octanerenderitalia.bsky.social #c4d #cinema4d
Blue Dice
So simple yet so detailed β¨
I made this dice for a recent video tutorial about color profile baking out of Octane for C4D and decided to give it the turntable treatment βΊοΈ
#octanerender #c4d #fusionstudio
And another tut!
How to bake out your ACES or OCIO looks from C4D Octane... into 8bit or 16bit Images.
youtu.be/FxSt37RWQNk
Due to a lot of requests I show what to do if you are not saving out EXRs but just want to save and be done.
#OTOY @octanerenderitalia.bsky.social #octanerender #c4d
Today I released a special tutorial going over color changes in C4D and how they impact Octane color handling.
youtu.be/3Q2im3QfEzw
It's a short one. The "normal" tut will still follow tomorrow!
#C4D #OTOY @octanerenderitalia.bsky.social #octanerender
Hello everyone. My new tutorial is out about Octanes 2026.1 TRACE SETS.
youtu.be/EUrMt2FkEIc
A feature that was asked for since the very beginning of Octane!
I hope you had a great early week and a fantastic time aheadββ¨
#otoy @octanerenderitalia.bsky.social @maxonvfx.bsky.social #octanerender
Happy Friday everyone!
The Encore keyboard collaboration video with Matthew Encina is now online on YouTube:
youtu.be/kB8wJquosLI
Enjoy!
@octanerenderitalia.bsky.social @blender.org @blenderartists.org @rndr.bsky.social #b3d #cycles #keebs #encore
Guess who's back, back again. Guess who's back, tell your friends:
This week talking about motion vectors in Octane to produce post motion blur in After Effects and Fusion:
youtu.be/T98LFbd4HJs
@OTOY @MaxonVFX #octanerender #tutorial #3d
Aaaand my #BCON25 #b3d talk is already online!
It was (and is) an amazing experience.
Thank you so much @blender.org OTOY Render-Nnetwork and of course the amazing audience for having me π₯°
Hopefully you can take something away from it π§βπ
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCia...
Jules Urbach and Raphael Rau
Got to meet Jules Urbach from Otoy again after a long time β¨