Greyscalegorilla Podcast

Links From The Episode Chris Schmidt Thoughts On AI - https://youtu.be/PCtsdWnYhx8?t=8299 Jack Conte Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17_HcR95YBc CREATE BEAUTIFUL RENDERS IN LESS TIME. Get Started with 100+ Free Assets: https://greyscalegorilla.com/cargo?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=organic_social FOLLOW US: Website - http://bit.ly/gsg-site Blog - http://bit.ly/gsg-blog Twitter - https://bit.ly/2JncNIW Instagram - https://bit.ly/2q7tZtJ Facebook - https://bit.ly/2q8Gy7j Chapters 0:00 — Why this whole episode is about AI 3:08 — Will Smith eating spaghetti 5:17 — Generative AI is a slot machine 11:53 — Who AI was trained on 14:37 — The air guitar theory 18:13 — Clients don't care about your guitar 24:15 — How studios are really using AI 28:42 — Why Chad will always be better 32:29 — Advice for design students 35:03 — Why can't AI just fix UVs? 39:47 — So mad or so excited? 43:49 — Building a scene with the Cinema 4D MCP 59:37 — Claude Skills for faster Redshift renders 64:38 — Presets you can talk to 73:18 — Be kind to artists trying new tools

PRODUCTS USED IN THIS TUTORIAL Snoot Redshift Light Manager Crate Cargo CREATE BEAUTIFUL RENDERS IN LESS TIME. Try Cargo: http://greyscalegorilla.com/cargo?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=organic_social Get Started with 100+ Free Assets: https://greyscalegorilla.com/cargo?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=organic_social JOIN OUR DISCORD https://discord.gg/VMjw69NBKd LOOKING FOR MORE TRAINING? Check out our free tutorials page: http://bit.ly/gsg-tuts FOLLOW US: Website - http://bit.ly/gsg-site Blog - http://bit.ly/gsg-blog Twitter - https://bit.ly/2JncNIW Instagram - https://bit.ly/2q7tZtJ Facebook - https://bit.ly/2q8Gy7j

PRODUCTS USED Neon Letter Set Cargo CREATE BEAUTIFUL RENDERS IN LESS TIME Explore Greyscalegorilla: https://greyscalegorilla.com/pricing?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=organic_social Get Started with 100+ Free Assets: https://greyscalegorilla.com/free?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=organic_social JOIN OUR DISCORD https://discord.gg/VMjw69NBKd LOOKING FOR MORE TRAINING? Check out our free tutorials page: http://bit.ly/gsg-tuts FOLLOW US: Website - http://bit.ly/gsg-site Blog - http://bit.ly/gsg-blog Twitter - https://bit.ly/2JncNIW Instagram - https://bit.ly/2q7tZtJ Facebook - https://bit.ly/2q8Gy7j

Let's learn how chad sets up realistic practical lighting in Cinema 4D. See what's new in Cargo, and learn how we problem solve in real time. Even if our brain is only at 40% power. PRODUCTS USED IN THIS TUTORIAL Cargo Office Desk Models CREATE BEAUTIFUL RENDERS IN LESS TIME. Try Cargo: http://greyscalegorilla.com/cargo?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=organic_social Get Started with 100+ Free Assets: https://greyscalegorilla.com/cargo?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=organic_social JOIN OUR DISCORD https://discord.gg/VMjw69NBKd LOOKING FOR MORE TRAINING? Check out our free tutorials page: http://bit.ly/gsg-tuts FOLLOW US: Website - http://bit.ly/gsg-site Blog - http://bit.ly/gsg-blog Twitter - https://bit.ly/2JncNIW Instagram - https://bit.ly/2q7tZtJ Facebook - https://bit.ly/2q8Gy7j

Catch Up With Chad and Nick's favorite new apps they have been using lately in this quick follow up episode to last weeks deep dive. MENTIONED APPS AND SITES Raycast - https://www.raycast.com/ SplatKing - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gaussian-splatking/id6759175085 Radience Fields - https://radiancefields.com/ PostShot - https://www.jawset.com/ CleanShot X - https://cleanshot.com/ CREATE BEAUTIFUL RENDERS IN LESS TIME. Try Cargo: http://greyscalegorilla.com/cargo?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=organic_social Get Started with 100+ Free Assets: https://greyscalegorilla.com/cargo?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=organic_social JOIN OUR DISCORD https://discord.gg/VMjw69NBKd LOOKING FOR MORE TRAINING? Check out our free tutorials page: http://bit.ly/gsg-tuts FOLLOW US: Website - http://bit.ly/gsg-site Blog - http://bit.ly/gsg-blog Twitter - https://bit.ly/2JncNIW Instagram - https://bit.ly/2q7tZtJ Facebook - https://bit.ly/2q8Gy7j CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 1:58 The Podcast Is Back!? 3:20 Follow Up From Last Episode 8:45 Chad IS Weird! 10:27 Chad's Favorite App 18:19 Nicks Favorite New App 27:28 Chad's Favorite Screen Share App

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PRODUCTS USED IN THIS TUTORIAL Cargo Wood Wall Panels HDRI Link Smart Send - https://youtu.be/AxOGmCt8ZU0 Plywood Materials GOBOs LUTs CREATE BEAUTIFUL RENDERS IN LESS TIME. Try Cargo: http://greyscalegorilla.com/cargo?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=organic_social Get Started with 100+ Free Assets: https://greyscalegorilla.com/cargo?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=organic_social JOIN OUR DISCORD https://discord.gg/VMjw69NBKd LOOKING FOR MORE TRAINING? Check out our free tutorials page: http://bit.ly/gsg-tuts FOLLOW US: Website - http://bit.ly/gsg-site Blog - http://bit.ly/gsg-blog Twitter - https://bit.ly/2JncNIW Instagram - https://bit.ly/2q7tZtJ Facebook - https://bit.ly/2q8Gy7j

Want to watch this episode with all the screen sharing and pretty faces... visit our Youtube Channel here. https://www.youtube.com/@Greyscalegorilla/videos PRODUCTS USED IN THIS TUTORIAL All Materials, Textures, And Scripts can be found in Cargo - http://greyscalegorilla.com/cargo? CREATE BEAUTIFUL RENDERS IN LESS TIME. Try Cargo: http://greyscalegorilla.com/cargo?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=organic_social Get Started with 100+ Free Assets: https://greyscalegorilla.com/cargo?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=organic_social JOIN OUR DISCORD https://discord.gg/VMjw69NBKd LOOKING FOR MORE TRAINING? Check out our free tutorials page: http://bit.ly/gsg-tuts FOLLOW US: Website - http://bit.ly/gsg-site Blog - http://bit.ly/gsg-blog Twitter - https://bit.ly/2JncNIW Instagram - https://bit.ly/2q7tZtJ Facebook - https://bit.ly/2q8Gy7j

This is part of the Greyscalegorilla Live show that streamed on Nov 4, 2021. In this episode, Nick and Chad dive into their first impressions of the Macbook Pro M1 Max, favorite hardware for C4D, looping animations, answer more Greyscalegorilla questions, and of course... reveal their favorite bourbon. Check it out! Links mentioned in today's show: Octane Update - https://render.otoy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=78621 Redshift on the M1 Max review - https://youtu.be/wcgaetI9L_I Chad's Secret Stash - https://cgpov.notion.site/Secret-Stash-446ff3ec184943959b2257150773c821 HB Modeling Bundle - https://hbstudio.gumroad.com/l/BOgdK ACES in After Effects - https://youtu.be/7uY4-bPvRKs Nick & Chad's Puget Systems - https://greyscalegorilla.com/choosing-puget-a-system-built-for-3d/ Goopy Octane Renders (check his whole thread) - https://twitter.com/motionpunk1/status/1456317116806803457 CREATE BEAUTIFUL RENDERS IN LESS TIME. Join our growing Plus community and get ALL of our award-winning plugins, materials, and professional training in one place. Join Plus. NEW TO CINEMA 4D? Learn C4D with our free Intro to Cinema 4D Course . LOOKING FOR MORE TRAINING? Check out our free tutorials page . FOLLOW US: Website Blog Twitter Instagram Facebook

This is part of the Greyscalegorilla Live show that streamed on Oct 14, 2021. In this episode, Nick talked a lot about Greyscalegorilla and his own personal creative journey. Check it out! Links mentioned in today's show: What's New in Plus - https://greyscalegorilla.com/category/whats-new-in-plus/ About Greyscalegorilla - https://greyscalegorilla.com/about-us/ Surface Imperfections Tutorials - https://greyscalegorilla.com/surface-imperfections-training/ Take System Tutorial - https://greyscalegorilla.com/speed-up-your-workflow-with-the-cinema-4d-take-system/ Tokens Tutorial - https://greyscalegorilla.com/cinema-4d-tokens-never-name-a-render-again/ Nick & Chad's computer systems - https://greyscalegorilla.com/choosing-puget-a-system-built-for-3d/ Greyscalegorilla Merch - https://greyscalegorilla-merch.creator-spring.com/ Nick's Creative Mornings Talk - https://creativemornings.com/talks/nick-campbell/2 The Creative Gap: Becoming Better than Most - https://vimeo.com/19428188 Nick's NFTs on Showtime - https://showtime.io/nickvegas Click That Button - https://clickthatbutton.com/ Nick's First Steps - https://www.behance.net/gallery/22747337/Nicks-First-Steps-2002-2005 CREATE BEAUTIFUL RENDERS IN LESS TIME. Join our growing Plus community and get ALL of our award-winning plugins, materials, and professional training in one place. Join Plus. NEW TO CINEMA 4D? Learn C4D with our free Intro to Cinema 4D Course . LOOKING FOR MORE TRAINING? Check out our free tutorials page . FOLLOW US: Website Blog Twitter Instagram Facebook

This is part of the Greyscalegorilla Live show that streamed on Sept, 23 2021. In this episode, Nick and Chad give their initial reactions to the latest Cinema 4D release, R25. They get into what they like, what they don't like, and what they hope can be improved. Check it out! Links mentioned in today's show: Greyscalegorilla R25 Compatibility - https://greyscalegorilla.com/greyscalegorilla-plugin-compatibility-with-cinema-4d-r25/ Greyscalegorilla Licensing Update - https://greyscalegorilla.com/greyscalegorilla-licensing-update/ MILG Modeling Course - https://greyscalegorilla.com/the-best-modeling-course-for-c4d-now-in-plus/ Latest Plus Update - https://greyscalegorilla.com/introducing-signal-3-0-new-materials-and-much-more/ Signal Training - https://greyscalegorilla.com/signal-product-training/ Nick's Signal 3.0 video - https://youtu.be/-eoeiYxAt8Y ACES in Octane - https://youtu.be/4t3qHtwyWcs Why Cinema 4D artists should care about ACES - https://greyscalegorilla.com/c4d-artists-aces-color/ CREATE BEAUTIFUL RENDERS IN LESS TIME. Join our growing Plus community and get ALL of our award-winning plugins, materials, and professional training in one place. Join Plus. NEW TO CINEMA 4D? Learn C4D with our free Intro to Cinema 4D Course . LOOKING FOR MORE TRAINING? Check out our free tutorials page . FOLLOW US: Website Blog Twitter Instagram Facebook

This is the first part of the Greyscalegorilla Live show that streamed on September 9, 2021. In this episode, Nick & Chad chat with the one and only Nick Denboer, aka Smearballs. They talked all about how Nick uses Signal 3.0 for his character creations, and his new virtual gallery. Check it out! Links mentioned in today's show: Smearballs Gallery - https://cybrxr.com/smearballs Smearballs Website - https://www.smearballs.com/ Nick DenBoer on Superrare - https://superrare.com/smearballs deadmau5 video - https://youtu.be/aAvyS6HSa0A MILG Modeling course on GorillaU - https://training.greyscalegorilla.com/courses/modeling Signal Training - https://greyscalegorilla.com/signal-product-training/ Nick Campbell's Signal 3.0 training - https://youtu.be/-eoeiYxAt8Y Character Creator - https://www.reallusion.com/character-creator/ Jeremy Cox @ NAB - https://youtu.be/YhBUiAuhv-4 CREATE BEAUTIFUL RENDERS IN LESS TIME. Join our growing Plus community and get ALL of our award-winning plugins, materials, and professional training in one place. Join Plus. NEW TO CINEMA 4D? Learn C4D with our free Intro to Cinema 4D Course . LOOKING FOR MORE TRAINING? Check out our free tutorials page . FOLLOW US: Website Blog Twitter Instagram Facebook

This is the first part of the Greyscalegorilla Live show that streamed on August 26, 2021. In this episode, Nick hold office hours and fields questions from the live stream chat about all things Greyscalegorilla. He also gives you a sneak peek of our latest big addition to Greyscalegorilla Plus, and you won't want to miss it. Check it out! Links mentioned in today's show: Otoy RNDR tokens - https://rendertoken.com/ Nick and Chad's systems - https://greyscalegorilla.com/choosing-puget-a-system-built-for-3d/ Why you should care about ACES - https://greyscalegorilla.com/c4d-artists-aces-color/ CREATE BEAUTIFUL RENDERS IN LESS TIME. Join our growing Plus community and get ALL of our award-winning plugins, materials, and professional training in one place. Join Plus. NEW TO CINEMA 4D? Learn C4D with our free Intro to Cinema 4D Course . LOOKING FOR MORE TRAINING? Check out our free tutorials page . FOLLOW US: Website Blog Twitter Instagram Facebook

This is the first part of the Greyscalegorilla Live show that streamed on June 3, 2021. In this episode, Nick & Chad field questions from the live stream chat about all things workflow. That thing you don't really want to think about, but it can make all the difference in saving you and your team's sanity. Check it out! We are partnering with our friends at OTOY to give you an amazing 3D package! Throughout the month of August , when you purchase an annual subscription of Plus, you'll get 3 months of OctaneRender free + 100 RNDR tokens . Existing annual Plus members also get 100 RNDR tokens to render out your projects at lightning speed using RNDR, OTOY's blockchain GPU rendering network. Learn More: https://greyscalegorilla.com/greyscalegorilla-and-octanerender/ Links mentioned in today's show: Chad's Cineversity talk - https://www.cineversity.com/vidplaytu... Takes - https://greyscalegorilla.com/speed-up... Tokens - https://greyscalegorilla.com/cinema-4... Work Faster in C4D - https://greyscalegorilla.com/how-to-w... ACES in Octane in 5 minutes - https://greyscalegorilla.com/better-r... Surface Imperfection Training - https://greyscalegorilla.com/surface-... Neon Materials Training - https://greyscalegorilla.com/neon-mat... Chad's new computer - https://greyscalegorilla.com/choosing... CREATE BEAUTIFUL RENDERS IN LESS TIME. Join our growing Plus community and get ALL of our award-winning plugins, materials, and professional training in one place. Join Plus. NEW TO CINEMA 4D? Learn C4D with our free Intro to Cinema 4D Course . LOOKING FOR MORE TRAINING? Check out our free tutorials page . FOLLOW US: Website Blog Twitter Instagram Facebook

This is the first part of the Greyscalegorilla Live show that streamed on May 20, 2021. In this episode, Nick & Chad field questions from the live stream chat about what you get stuck on with C4D materials, emissive materials, and so much more. Want to watch when Chad dives in and starts demonstrating his favorite tricks with emissive materials proper? Check it out! We are partnering with our friends at OTOY to give you an amazing 3D package! Throughout the month of August , when you purchase an annual subscription of Plus, you'll get 3 months of OctaneRender free + 100 RNDR tokens . Existing annual Plus members also get 100 RNDR tokens to render out your projects at lightning speed using RNDR, OTOY's blockchain GPU rendering network. Learn More: https://greyscalegorilla.com/greyscalegorilla-and-octanerender/ Links mentioned in today's show: All about Chad's new system - https://greyscalegorilla.com/choosing... Make some fog in Redshift - https://greyscalegorilla.com/blade-ru... Greyscalegorilla Dust - https://greyscalegorilla.com/product/... CREATE BEAUTIFUL RENDERS IN LESS TIME. Join our growing Plus community and get ALL of our award-winning plugins, materials, and professional training in one place. Join Plus. NEW TO CINEMA 4D? Learn C4D with our free Intro to Cinema 4D Course . LOOKING FOR MORE TRAINING? Check out our free tutorials page . FOLLOW US: Website Blog Twitter Instagram Facebook

This is the first part of the Greyscalegorilla Live show that streamed on May 6, 2021. In this episode, Nick & Chad field questions from the live stream chat about materials, our surface imperfections, ACES, favorite renderers, and a rather spicy debate about Mac vs PC. Want to watch when Chad dives into Octane proper? Check it out! Links mentioned in today's show: Better Renders with ACES in Octane in Under 5 Minutes - https://youtu.be/4t3qHtwyWcs Why Cinema 4D Artists Should Care About ACES - https://youtu.be/4cCQ3pTRfmU Which Renderer Should I Use in Cinema 4D? - https://greyscalegorilla.com/what-ren... CREATE BEAUTIFUL RENDERS IN LESS TIME. Join our growing Plus community and get ALL of our award-winning plugins, materials, and professional training in one place. Join Plus. NEW TO CINEMA 4D? Learn C4D with our free Intro to Cinema 4D Course . LOOKING FOR MORE TRAINING? Check out our free tutorials page . FOLLOW US: Website Blog Twitter Instagram Facebook

This is the first part of the Greyscalegorilla Live show that streamed on April 22, 2021. In this episode, Nick & Chad field questions from the live stream chat about the formal launch of Greyscalegorilla Plus, staying sane in the pandemic, and more. Links mentioned in today's show: Greyscalegorilla Teams - https://greyscalegorilla.com/teams/ Greyscalegorilla for Education - https://greyscalegorilla.com/education/ Greyscalegorilla Testimonials - https://greyscalegorilla.com/testimonials Licensing FAQ - https://greyscalegorilla.com/plus-licensing-faq/ Greyscalegorilla Merchandise - https://greyscalegorilla-merch.creator-spring.com/ CREATE BEAUTIFUL RENDERS IN LESS TIME. Join our growing Plus community and get ALL of our award-winning plugins, materials, and professional training in one place. Join Plus. NEW TO CINEMA 4D? Learn C4D with our free Intro to Cinema 4D Course . LOOKING FOR MORE TRAINING? Check out our free tutorials page . FOLLOW US: Website Blog Twitter Instagram Facebook

This is the first part of the Greyscalegorilla Live show that streamed on April 8, 2021. In this episode, Nick & Chad field questions from the live stream chat about Greyscalegorilla Plus, including the lens scripts we released, NFTs, developing your portfolio, why Chad is using Octane now, and more. Pop on over to watch Nick demo the Lens and Rotation scripts they walk about in the show. Click here to watch the fun. Links talked about in this episode: Plus Perks Blog Learn ACES in Octane in Under 5 Minutes Chad Ashley on Foundation Shawn Astrom on Foundation Nick Campbell on Foundation Greyscalegorilla Academic Pricing The Creative Gap: Becoming Better Than Most CREATE BEAUTIFUL RENDERS IN LESS TIME. Join our growing Plus community and get ALL of our award-winning plugins, materials, and professional training in one place. Join Plus. NEW TO CINEMA 4D? Learn C4D with our free Intro to Cinema 4D Course . LOOKING FOR MORE TRAINING? Check out our free tutorials page . FOLLOW US: Website Blog Twitter Instagram Facebook

This is the first part of the Greyscalegorilla Live show that streamed on Feb 17, 2021. In this episode, Nick & Chad field questions from the live stream chat about lighting, HDRIs, Greyscalegorilla, and more. Audio is only half the story. Follow along as Chad jumps in and demonstrates some high level lighting concepts in 3D. So simple, yet so effective. Click here to watch the fun. CREATE BEAUTIFUL RENDERS IN LESS TIME. Join our growing Plus community and get ALL of our award-winning plugins, materials, and professional training in one place. Join Plus. NEW TO CINEMA 4D? Learn C4D with our free Intro to Cinema 4D Course . LOOKING FOR MORE TRAINING? Check out our free tutorials page . FOLLOW US: Website Blog Twitter Instagram Facebook