Bumping the Lamp — Creative Problem Solving | Greyscalegorilla Podcast 109

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
   

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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
   

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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/
   

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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
   

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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/
   

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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...
   

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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/...

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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...

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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/

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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

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