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Are there any up-to-date resources available, based on the current interface of Cinema 4D, for learning Arnold?

tom_ash — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 22:21:41 GMT

Hi guys,

I am new to Arnold and currently I am struggling with finding any reliable and up-to-date tutorials for Arnold and Cinema 4D (with a new interface). Is there anything available on the web now? It doeasn't matter, if it is paid or free. I am searching for something, what starts with basics and then presents the more advanced ways of using Arnold, and whatnot.

Re: Are there any up-to-date resources available, based on the current interface of Cinema 4D, for learning Arnold?

lee_griggs — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 07:25:51 GMT

Welcome Tom. Here are some general links to learning resources that you might find useful. Let us know if there is anything specific that you do not understand.

https://help.autodesk.com/view/ARNOL/ENU/?guid=arnold_for_cinema_4d_ci_Getting_Started_html

https://help.autodesk.com/view/ARNOL/ENU/?guid=arnold_for_cinema_4d_ci_Tutorials_ci_Learning_Resources_html

https://help.autodesk.com/view/ARNOL/ENU/?guid=arnold_for_cinema_4d_ci_Tutorials_ci_Learning_Scenes_html

https://www.youtube.com/@arnoldrenderer/videos

Re: Are there any up-to-date resources available, based on the current interface of Cinema 4D, for learning Arnold?

tom_ash — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 21:31:34 GMT

Hi Lee,

Thank you for the quick reply and I am sorry for my late response.

As I mentioned in my request above, I'd like to learn Arnold while I am working on Cinema 4D, however most of the available tutorials (with one exception - Arnold's Youtube channel) are created with the use of the old C4D's interface (e.g. R16 or R17, ) and they were published around 8-9 years ago:

Here are the examples from one of you links (https://help.autodesk.com/view/ARNOL/ENU/?guid=arnold_for_cinema_4d_ci_Tutorials_ci_Learning_Resources_html😞

- Inlifethrill - not working

- Greyscalegorilla (Getting Started With Arnold For Cinema 4D) - published in 2016

- fxphd - created for R16, published in 2016

- Lesterbanks - most of the introductory resources are also from 2016. The latest - from 2023. That's what I was able to find.

- Further online training - it's just an Arnold's promo webpage

- Arnold's Youtube channel - well, goodluck with searching the basic stuff there.

In general, at the first glance, the fact that introduction to Arnold is created in old versions of C4D, gives an impression that those tutorials present outdated features and workflow solutions. That doesn't encourage to dig deeper at all.

Could you explain how significantly Arnold's features have changed durinig the past years?

No to mention the Arnold's interface, because that visual improvement doesn't help either, while trying to decipher the whats and hows.

Re: Are there any up-to-date resources available, based on the current interface of Cinema 4D, for learning Arnold?

lee_griggs — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 07:06:25 GMT

I wouldn't worry too much about what has and hasn't changed in the UI. You can still learn the feature even if the video is old.

The only noticeable things that have been added are the Node Editor workflow (which you should be used to if you are a C4D user) and the relatively new OpenPBR Surface shader (which is similar to Standard Surface anyway).

The best approach is to start using it, and if you get stuck, post it here so that we can help.

There are also these guys' videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnFvSQ7rQsc&list=PLBTkYzKTFV2itpLLR1ZMhcXz2nsCM5WpG

Re: Are there any up-to-date resources available, based on the current interface of Cinema 4D, for learning Arnold?

tom_ash — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 07:11:07 GMT

Indeed, I simply need to change my mindset and start exploring Arnold's realm.
Thank you for the explanation and support.

All the best,

Tom