Particles (216 Tutorials)

Create Colored Pyro Smoke with Houdini & Redshift
March 21, 2023
Tim from helloluxx gives you a demonstration of how to create simple, beautiful colored pyro smoke with Houdini and Redshift.

Motion Inheritance with X-Particles in Cinema 4D
March 14, 2023
Learn about Motion Inheritance with xpTurbulence in X-Particles and how to set up the emitter so that the motion affects the particle trail.

INSYDIUM LIVE! NeXus, TerraformFX & Taiao
March 13, 2023
INSYDIUM LIVE! on March 15 featuring NeXus, TerraformFX, & Taiao. Mike Batchelor & Bob Walmsley recreate an object lifting out of the sand.

Create a Flamethrower with FumeFX for 3ds Max
March 7, 2023
Create a realistic flamethrower simulation with FumeFX in 3ds Maxm complete with a realistic blast with rolling fireballs and billowing smoke.

Yanobox Motype 2 Overview by Brad West
February 28, 2023
Video Editor Brad West covers the new Motype 2, “The BEST Title Animation Plugin You’ve NEVER Tried”.

Compositing Secrets – Comp Behind Weather!
February 21, 2023
On Boris FX Live Office Hours 47, Elizabeth Postol shares some compositing secrets. She uses Boris FX tools like Mocha Pro and Sapphire.

Modifying Particle Illusion Presets
February 7, 2023
Boris FX Design Director John Dickinson dives into how to enhance existing Particle Illusion presets during Office Hours from Boris FX.

Creation Effects Pixel Pusher – Make 3D Particle Animations without Plugins #gettingstarted
February 7, 2023
Want to make better 3D particle animations without the use of third-party plugins in After Effects? This tutorial shows you how to do just that. Using the Pixel Pusher template makes it super easy.

Pyro Smoke Text Reveal in Cinema 4D
January 31, 2023
Joren from the Pixel Lab teaches you how to use Pyro to create a gorgeous smoke text reveal in Cinema 4D. Requires Cinema 4D 2023.1 or later.

Smoke & Particle FX Project Breakdown
January 30, 2023
Maxon Trainer Elly Wade breaks down how to create Smoke & Particle FX inside Cinema 4D & Redshift. Watch live on Jan 31 or view the archive.

INSYDIUM: Snow Peel Away / Disintegration Tutorial Series
January 3, 2023
INSYDIUM created a short video to announce their Christmas closer that has a wonderful snow peel/disintegration effect. Learn how it was done in this 5 part tutorial series. There’s also a link to the particle tree training as well.

VFX & Chill with Seth & Hashi, Live December 16, 2022
December 14, 2022
It’s the last VFX & Chill show of 2022 on December 16. Learn helpful Visual Effects tips and tricks with Seth, Hashi, and Michael.

Maxon’s Ask The Trainer: More Pyro – Dec 8, 2022
December 7, 2022
Get your Pyro questions ready for an exciting episode of Ask the Trainer on Dec 8, 2022, at 8 am Pacific. Join Maxon’s Cinema 4D Master Trainers Noseman and Jonas…

Blow Text Away with Continuum Particle Illusion
November 29, 2022
John Dickinson shows you how to create the effect of text blowing away with Continuum Particle Illusion inside After Effects.

VFX & Chill with Seth & Hashi, November 4, 2022
November 4, 2022
On the November 4 episode of VFX & Chill, Hashi, Michael, and Seth bake homemade VFX inspired by their favorite movies and TV shows.