EJ Hassenfratz is a multi-Emmy award winning Motion Design artist & tutorial artist based out of the Mile High city of Denver, CO. School of Motion Cinema 4D Ascent: Take Your 3D Skills to the Next Level
Unofficial downloads often contain malware or keyloggers that compromise your workstation.
Week 2 — Modeling fundamentals
If the tuition for Cinema 4D Ascent is currently out of reach, there are several legitimate ways to get high-end training for free or at a significantly lower cost.
While free resources are abundant, the paid Cinema 4D Ascent course offers elements you cannot find for free: School of Motion - Cinema 4D Ascent Free...
School of Motion eventually issued DMCA takedowns, and most public links died. The "free" story persists mainly through where people ask, "Anyone have a free link to Ascent?" — and answers are usually a mix of piracy warnings or sympathy for the $1,000+ price tag.
But if you ever book a $2,000 freelance gig because you learned Redshift lighting from the SoM course, remember that $1,000 tuition was the best investment you ever made. EJ Hassenfratz is a multi-Emmy award winning Motion
While you cannot take the official "Ascent" course for free, School of Motion provides an enormous amount of free, top-tier educational content that mirrors the quality of their paid training. 1. The School of Motion Blog & YouTube Channel
Going beyond basic textures into complex material design with Redshift and integration with Substance Painter. While free resources are abundant, the paid Cinema
Their YouTube channel has playlists like "Cinema 4D Ascent Trailer" and "Before & After" reels. You won’t get full lessons, but you will see project breakdowns and student work—excellent for understanding the course’s difficulty and style.
As the instructor of Ascent, EJ Hassenfratz often posts free, specialized tutorials on his own site, Eyedesyn. These tutorials often deal with complex MoGraph and dynamics techniques, acting as a "free" precursor to the Ascent style. 3. Free "Mini" Tutorials