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#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!

5 days ago 4 0 0 0
Silverwing: My 5 Favorite Material X Nodes in Octane
Silverwing: My 5 Favorite Material X Nodes in Octane YouTube video by SilverwingVFX

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 πŸ˜‡

@octanerenderitalia.bsky.social @maxonvfx.bsky.social
#octane #c4d #materialx #cinema4d

1 week ago 4 1 0 0
Silverwing: 2D Textures in Octane Vectron for C4D
Silverwing: 2D Textures in Octane Vectron for C4D YouTube video by SilverwingVFX

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

3 weeks ago 3 1 0 0
Octane splashscreen of the 2026.2 octane version showing some out of focus red lines.

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

3 weeks ago 2 0 0 0

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 πŸ™Œ

1 month ago 0 0 0 0
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I am very happy to announce that I will be visiting RenderCon 2026

Really looking forward meeting a lot of you legends there πŸ™Œ

@rndr.bsky.social #otoy #octane #rendercon #conference #losangeles

rendercon2026.com

1 month ago 2 0 1 0
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Octane Render 2027.1 Alpha 1 just dropped:
render.otoy.com/forum/viewto...

1 month ago 3 1 0 0
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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

1 month ago 2 1 0 0
Silverwing: Octane Vectron in C4D
Silverwing: Octane Vectron in C4D YouTube video by SilverwingVFX

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

1 month ago 4 2 0 0
Silverwing: Octane Distorted UVW Node - Randomize Textures Natively
Silverwing: Octane Distorted UVW Node - Randomize Textures Natively YouTube video by SilverwingVFX

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

1 month ago 4 2 0 0
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New OctaneBlender Addon 2026.1 - 31.2 Beta Release (for Blender 5.0) [TEST] @OTOY forum:

render.otoy.com/forum/viewto...

3 months ago 5 1 0 0
Silverwing: New in Octane 2026.1
Silverwing: New in Octane 2026.1 YouTube video by SilverwingVFX

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

4 months ago 3 1 0 0

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 πŸ€”

4 months ago 10 0 0 0
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OctaneStudio+ 2026 Ultimate Black Friday Bundle Now Available! Featuring Greyscalegorilla+, KitBash3D, and €50 of Render Credits

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 😯

To be honest, it seems a bit rushed. So fingers crossed it is holding up nicely!

4 months ago 6 0 0 0
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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

4 months ago 8 1 0 0
Silverwing: Opal Shader
Silverwing: Opal Shader YouTube video by SilverwingVFX

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

4 months ago 3 1 0 0
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Silverwing: Compact Dice Shader Revisited
Silverwing: Compact Dice Shader Revisited YouTube video by SilverwingVFX

Aaaand new exciting tut is out πŸ’ͺ

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...

5 months ago 7 1 0 0
Silverwing: Deep Image Rendering / Compositing in Octane / Fusion Studio
Silverwing: Deep Image Rendering / Compositing in Octane / Fusion Studio YouTube video by SilverwingVFX

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 πŸ˜‡

Though I hope you like it!

@OTOY @OctaneRenderIt #c4d #cinema4d

5 months ago 4 1 0 0

Thanks so much πŸ₯° I appreciate that you find it mesmerizing πŸ€—

5 months ago 1 0 0 0
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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

5 months ago 7 0 1 0
Silverwing: New in Octane 2026.1 Alpha: Meshlets
Silverwing: New in Octane 2026.1 Alpha: Meshlets YouTube video by SilverwingVFX

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 😊

@OTOY

@octanerenderitalia.bsky.social #OctaneRenderIt
#cinema4d #c4d

6 months ago 8 2 0 0
Silverwing: New in Octane 2026.1 Alpha: Gaussian Splats
Silverwing: New in Octane 2026.1 Alpha: Gaussian Splats YouTube video by SilverwingVFX

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 ✨

#OTOY @octanerenderitalia.bsky.social #c4d #cinema4d

6 months ago 2 1 0 0
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Blue Dice
So simple yet so detailed ✨
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 ☺️
#octanerender #c4d #fusionstudio

6 months ago 7 0 0 0
Silverwing: Tonemapping ACES or OCIO to 8bit TIFF, JPG, or PNG in C4D Octane
Silverwing: Tonemapping ACES or OCIO to 8bit TIFF, JPG, or PNG in C4D Octane YouTube video by SilverwingVFX

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

6 months ago 3 1 0 0
Silverwing: Attention Octane Cinema 4D 2026 Color Mismatch!
Silverwing: Attention Octane Cinema 4D 2026 Color Mismatch! YouTube video by SilverwingVFX

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

6 months ago 4 1 0 0
Silverwing: New in Octane 2026.1 Alpha: Trace Sets
Silverwing: New in Octane 2026.1 Alpha: Trace Sets YouTube video by SilverwingVFX

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 aheadβ˜•βœ¨

#otoy @octanerenderitalia.bsky.social @maxonvfx.bsky.social #octanerender

6 months ago 5 1 0 0
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Encore v3 Collaboration (Product Video)
Encore v3 Collaboration (Product Video) YouTube video by SilverwingVFX

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

6 months ago 6 1 0 0
Silverwing: Octane Motion Vectors in Fusion and AE
Silverwing: Octane Motion Vectors in Fusion and AE YouTube video by SilverwingVFX

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

6 months ago 5 1 0 0
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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 πŸ₯°

Hopefully you can take something away from it πŸ§‘β€πŸŽ“

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCia...

7 months ago 11 2 1 0
Jules Urbach and Raphael Rau

Jules Urbach and Raphael Rau

Got to meet Jules Urbach from Otoy again after a long time ✨

7 months ago 7 1 0 0