Dominik Dammelhart of Curse Studios creates an overview on how to create an texture a dandelion in Cinema 4D with some post effects in After Effects.

This is a quick tutorial on how to model and texture a dandelion, Maybe something you wanna use for your exterior shots

Dominik models the dandelion in Cinema 4D using Matrix Extrude for the individual seed bearing parachutes, then creates the dandelion spherical shape by using a Cloner Object. This is an hour long look at Dominik working creating the file from start to finish, and even creating some post effects in After Effects for some added realism.