I don't personally like this very much, normally I wouldn't post something of this quality, but the fact that I started with this made me want to share. I've been experimenting and trying to find out how to achieve C4D-like effects without using any other resources. Basically using defaults only. Not quite there yet, but I still got some intriguing results, which I guess you can judge for yourself. Edit: Using Icekream's abstract tutorial's Topaz Vivacity settings.