Fluids and Fluid Dynamics (76 Tutorials)

Sugar Stacks: Working with the Granular Solver in RealFlow Cinema 4D
May 5, 2020
Simulation Theory’s Sugar Stacks tutorials explain how to use the Granular Solver in RealFlow, along with Cinema 4D and Redshift.

Sitni Sati FumeFX Billowing Smoke and Fire
January 28, 2020
Learn how to setup a realistic billowing smoke in FumeFX. This is the type of billowing smoke that can be used for effects like pyroclastic clouds.

Nescafe Commercial Tutorial | RealFlow, Octane Render and Cinema 4D
December 20, 2019
In this tutorial, Arthur Whitehead takes you through the creation of a 3D liquid motion graphics product commercial, using RealFlow, Octane Render and Cinema 4D.

The Bifrost Graph Editor: Tutorial Roundup #MayaMonday
August 12, 2019
Bifrost Graph, new for Maya 2018+, is “a portable, visual, node-based way to design, build, and test custom behavior”. Download it for free.

Oreo Commercial in RealFlow, Cinema 4D, Octane Render, Premiere Pro & After Effects
May 28, 2019
Arthur Whitehead explains his workflow for making Oreo cookie that splashes into some milk and caramel or liquid chocolate, made in RealFlow.

Maxon Cinema 4D NAB 2019 Live Stream Videos
April 16, 2019
If you missed the Maxon Cinema 4D NAB 2019 live stream last week or you were at the show, watch it all now! There is loads of inspiring work and lots of great tips on improving your workflow.

Create a Splash with Phoenix FD for 3ds Max
January 8, 2019
Jesse Pitela shows how to make water splash with the basic liquid emitter in Chaos Group’s Phoenix FD for 3ds Max. He has it set up to splash over half an orange, but you can splash water on anything you can conjure. This tutorial covers the 3ds Max version of Phoenix FD but there is also a version for Maya.

American Horror Story Virgin Mary
October 25, 2016
Learn how to make a scene similar to the creepy Virgin Mary scene from American Horror Story in which the statue changes expressions.

Getting Started with Realflow | Cinema 4D Part 1
July 12, 2016
Next Limit has posted these helpful tutorials for users new to RealFlow working in CINEMA 4D. Setting up the Scene Tree and Your First Simulation – How RF | C4D works.

Case Study: Fluid Dimension – Josh Clos
March 31, 2015
Josh Clos, the winner of the RealFlow / Cinema 4D Fluid Dimension Challenge in December 2014, takes us step-by-step in the creation of his winning RealFlow fluid sim.

RealFlow Case Study: Batman: Arkham Knight + Bonus Tutorial
March 16, 2015
Check out this case study with Brandon Young of Blur Studio, talking about working with Next Limit RealFlow on Batman: Arkham Knight. They had a VFX problem to solve involving the Batmobile shooting out of water and spraying liquid all over the place. Learn about how they solved it.
Create Realistic Smoke in MAXON Cinema 4D
November 4, 2014
Learn how to create organic looking smoke effects inside Cinema 4D – no third party plugins required!
13 Cinema 4D Presentations From Siggraph 2014
September 23, 2014
If you weren’t able to make it out to SIGGRAPH 2014 this year well, you missed some good stuff. But never fear, Greyscalegorilla filmed their demonstrations and they are available to watch here!
Fluid Flush X-Particles Tutorials for Maxon Cinema 4D
September 2, 2014
If you are a fan of X-Particles and Cinema 4D then stop and take a second to check out a few of these great tutorials we have managed to round up!
Introduction to Soft Body Dynamics in RealFlow
April 15, 2014
In this tutorial we will explore soft bodies in Realflow. We will take a step by step look at all the different parameters, as well as exploring the combination of soft bodies with rigid bodies and fluids.