Create Mylar Balloons Using Cloth in Cinema 4D

In this tutorial you’ll learn how to quickly and easily create and texture mylar balloons using Cloth & Vertex Maps in Cinema 4D!

Topics covered include:

• Using the Extrude Object to create basic balloon geometry
• Learning about Cloth and how to use the Dresser options to create balloon seams
• Discovering the Dress-O-Matic and it’s functions
• Learning about Vertex Maps and how to use them as a layer mask
• Using Texture Mode to adjust and scale noise textures
• Fine tuning Vertex Maps by going over Vertex Painting tools
• Creating a reflective mylar balloon texture
• Tips for creating the nicest looking balloons

If you have any questions about using Cloth for creating mylar balloons, be sure to post it in the comments section! If you create anything using this technique, be sure to share it with me on Twitter or in the Comments! Thanks for watching!

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12 Comments

Juan Carlos Chav February 19, 2017 at 8:23 pm

Great!
EJ Hassenfratz February 21, 2017 at 7:34 am

Thanks! Glad you liked it!
EJ Hassenfratz February 21, 2017 at 7:36 am

Thanks for watching, Juan!
tonybaby March 13, 2017 at 11:23 pm

This is so frustrating. A few weeks ago I was scouring the web for some kind of help figuring out how to replicate the balloons in this ad https://youtu.be/f4uXBx6rCXs I spent a few days modeling and working on different variations and never really got close to what I wanted and lo and behold, all I needed was EJ.
EJ Hassenfratz March 14, 2017 at 3:55 pm

Glad you found it useful!
João Franck March 24, 2017 at 10:19 am

thats crazy!
you make a public service. eheh

Thanks!
Vlada March 28, 2017 at 4:40 pm

Got stuck at expensive plugin. Could you advice how to proceed without it? Thanks, great tut as always.
Nate VP March 28, 2017 at 4:55 pm

Nice! This is a great technique- thanks EJ!
EJ Hassenfratz March 29, 2017 at 2:58 pm

Thanks Nate!
sarah August 4, 2017 at 6:42 am

I have a problem … I want to apply this to a special logo
Failed every time

Thanks !
EJ Hassenfratz August 8, 2017 at 10:24 am

For this workflow to work you need a logo that is thick enough, if you have skinny bits, the balloon workflow won’t work. Also make sure you’re applying this workflow to each individual element of the logo, hope that helps!
Casey August 1, 2018 at 2:46 pm

I can not get the extrude option to work (does not give me the option with my shape). Any ideas? Thanks!