Redshift Solves Repeating Textures + Free C4D Plugin | Motion Mondays

CORRECTION: In this episode, EJ originally stated that the Atlas Festival titles were created by the talented Mário Domingos. Mário has since been in touch with a correction, highlighting the group effort of artists that it took to create these titles. You can see the work and full list of credits here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DYPgnIwoHT3/

Redshift solves the repeating texture problem for good, Unreal 5.8 lands in preview with a list of quality-of-life fixes, and we just launched our first C4D plug-in, and it's free!

Get the full show notes here: www.schoolofmotion.com/blog/motion-mondays-may-18-2026

COOL STUFF FROM SOM
FREE PLUGIN | Node Ninja: a tool that makes setting up Redshift materials in Cinema 4D insanely fast and easy. Grab it for free at: https://schoolofmotion.com/node-ninja

NEW COURSE | Cavalry Kickstart: Learn to think procedurally and build flexible animation systems in this 13-hour foundational course taught by Greg Stewart. https://www.schoolofmotion.com/courses/cavalry-kickstart

NEW COURSE | Cinema 4D Insider: A 4-hour professional-level course taught by EJ Hassenfratz that transforms how you work in Cinema 4D - faster workflows, scene organization, Redshift mastery, and team-ready production techniques. https://www.schoolofmotion.com/courses/cinema-4d-insider

👉 CHAPTERS 👈
00:00 - Coming Up
00:17 - FX Console for Premiere Pro
00:55 - Redshift 2026.6
01:44 - SOM News
03:21 - Unreal Engine 5.8 Preview
04:14 - Free Asset Manager for Unreal Engine 5
05:10 - Captioneer
06:04 - Awesome Work
06:51 - Stipple Buddy
07:31 - OFFF Barcelona 2026
8:09 - Student Spotlight
09:02 - Pixal3D
09:56 - That's a Wrap!

🎓 SCHOOL OF MOTION COURSES MENTIONED
School of Motion All-Access: https://schoolofmotion.com/all-access
School of Motion Team Training: https://www.schoolofmotion.com/training-for-teams
Design Bootcamp: https://www.schoolofmotion.com/courses/design-bootcamp
FREE: Node Ninja (free plugin): https://www.schoolofmotion.com/node-ninja
NEW: Cavalry Kickstart: https://www.schoolofmotion.com/courses/cavalry-kickstart
NEW: Cinema 4D Insider: https://www.schoolofmotion.com/courses/cinema-4d-insider
Courses & workshops coming soon: https://www.schoolofmotion.com/coming-soon

🗒️ SHOW NOTES
FX Launcher Pro: https://aescripts.com/fx-launcher-pro/
Redshift 2026.6 hex tiling (CG Channel): https://www.cgchannel.com/2026/05/maxon-adds-hex-tiling-for-textures-to-redshift-2026-6/
Node Ninja (free C4D plug-in): https://www.schoolofmotion.com/node-ninja
Motion Design Hiring Guide: https://www.schoolofmotion.com/motion-design-hiring-guide
SOM Portfolio Review + upcoming events: https://www.schoolofmotion.com/coming-soon
Oddly Satisfying Render Challenge: https://oddlysatisfyingchallenge.com
Unreal Engine 5.8 Preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2W46iz7aos
Polygonflow Dash (free, Fab Marketplace): https://www.fab.com/listings/865301e9-2d26-425d-8f3c-e0aadf35da61
MotionLens (free MOGRT preview tool): https://motionlens.captioneer.com/
Stipple Buddy for Illustrator: https://www.truegrittexturesupply.com/collections/illustrator-brushes/products/stipple-buddy
OFFF Barcelona 2026 Houdini HIVE sessions: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXNFA1EysfYlJe4Fbt2PnrJFAewgBNPYz
Pixal3D (image-to-3D): https://x.com/WangZhao_0849/status/2054076811559182466

🎨 ARTIST SPOTLIGHT
Blender Studio - Singularity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5OZu-IrXpw
Mario Sundays - Atlas Festival title sequence: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DYPgnIwoHT3/
Good Secrets — U.S. Against the World: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/blood-sweat-tears-cramps-back-pain-carpal-ugcPost-7460403466696409091-lLHN/
SOM Student of the Week - Isidora Ramirez (Design Bootcamp): https://www.schoolofmotion.com/courses/design-bootcamp
Isidora Ramirez on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ette_lette/