Hello guys,
we just started a series of random little mini-tutorials for C4D at 3D Fluff. You can follow them on our youtube channel here: http://www.youtube.com/user/3DFluff
The first one is about how to add feathers to an object: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmsXC-iaL6g
Video number 2, about making an object float on water: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ7LnI-2piI
We’d like to make more of these little tutorials and you can send us your C4D related questions or simply post them here, would be nice to have a selection of interesting ones. Whether we’re able to answer them is another matter but if we can and if we decide that it would be interesting for other people to watch as well then we will certainly try. We like a challenge.
Happy watching!
I just do it the manual way. But matte painting is a good one yes. 
