Coin Grid

Category :

3D Animation

Purpose:

Portfolio

Finished:

28. July 2025

Software used:

Cinema 4D, Octane

01 . The Process

The goal was to test the Greyscalegorilla Signal plugin. To do this, I created a grid from a coin model, textured the coins alternately, and built an Octane Sky with an HDRI image around it. I rotated the image slightly during the animation to enhance the reflection effect. The coins themselves are individually animated with P/S/R in the Signal plugin and looped to 100 frames (keyframeless). The whole thing was rendered in Octane with 512 samples, path tracing, and glare and bloom enabled. The PNG sequence was assembled in Davinci Resolve and placed a few times in a row to extend the loop in the video itself.

02 . The Result

The End Result was rendered in 1080x1920px, 60 FPS with 240 Frames in total. The Lighting was done in Octane, with an HDRI Image and 512 Samples, Bloom and Glare in-camera (for physically correct rendering of the rays etc.) Focal Length was f1.0 with focus on the Dollar Sign on the middle Coin.