Dunes of Steel | 3D Cinematic Animation (Cinema4D, Octane)

Dunes of Steel is a cinematic 3D sci-fi project set on a desert planet where a massive industrial structure rises from the dunes — powered by an underground mechanism. With this project, I aimed to push my workflow further and bring an idea from concept to a polished cinematic final shot.

This project helped me further develop my character animation skills, including testing video-based motion capture in Cascadeur.

The most challenging part was the cloak drop sequence. After several iterations, I refined the behavior I was aiming for and used a combination of timed forces to control how the fabric moves and settles.
I’m satisfied with how the final result turned out.

Software & Tools:
Modeling: Cinema 4D
Character animation: Cascadeur
Simulations: Embergen / Marvelous Designer /Cinema4D
Texturing: Substance 3D Painter
Rendering: Octane Render
Post-Production: After Effects

Видео Dunes of Steel | 3D Cinematic Animation (Cinema4D, Octane) канала Konstantin Batishchev