Cinema 4D's standard material is great for many surfaces, but for those surfaces which require special treatment, there are specialized shaders such as Danel for high gloss surfaces, and Cheen for an electron microscope look.
In today’s tutorial, we will show you how to obtain access to the presets and examples inside Cinema4D using the content browser and some important things you should always keep in mind when going through projects and presets.
In any program, presets are a huge asset. You can use presets to speed up your workflow if you already are an efficient user of the program you are working with, but more importantly, beginners can analyze presets to figure out how the effect was achieved.