Particles (171 Tutorials)
In Depth: Fireworks
June 25, 2019
Yes, the U.S. Independence Day is upon us once again! Whatever your country or holiday, here are some methods of creating some beautiful explosions in the sky with After Effects, CINEMA 4D, and other hosts. There are some great plug-ins out there for making fireworks too.
FumeFX Thanos Portal for 3ds Max
June 11, 2019
This tutorial for the Thanos Portal comes from SitniSati, and is, of course, inspired by the Avengers Infinity War. Watch it now!
In Depth: 8 Must-Have Plug-ins for Adobe After Effects
June 4, 2019
This is a question that I get quite a bit. It’s usually someone who is just out of college and getting started in the biz. They often use the phrase “the best bang for the buck”. Nobody wants to spend money on tools they will never use either. Because this field has some diversity, I’m breaking this into a multi-part feature for motion graphics in After Effects, visual effects in After Effects, editing, and more. Here are my picks must-have plug-ins for motion graphic artists using After Effects.
After Effects: Create a Procedural Background with Aura
June 4, 2019
This tutorial shows you how to create a beautiful procedural background using the new Rowbyte Aura for After Effects.
Rowbyte Aura Basic Workflow Tutorial #gettingstarted
June 3, 2019
Learn the basics of using Rowbyte Aura in this tutorial. Aura is a procedural plug-in for After Effects that creates elegant geometric shapes in 3D space.
Cineflare Vestige for Final Cut Pro X Tutorial
May 24, 2019
Learn how to use Cineflare Vestige to add creative, trackable, particle animations to your Final Cut Pro X projects.
GOT-Inspired Flaming Sword with Boris FX Particle Illusion & VEGAS Pro
May 21, 2019
This is part 1 of 3 tutorials from Boris FX about creating a flaming sword with Particle Illusion. Particle Illusion was re-introduced recently…
Boris FX Particle Illusion: GOT-Inspired Flaming Sword Effect
May 14, 2019
Here’s a fun tutorial for all you Game of Throne fans. Learn how to create a GOT-inspired flaming sword effect using Particle Illusion in Vegas Pro 16, with this tutorial by Boris FX Product Speicalist Vin Morreale.
Spicing up your Premiere Pro Timeline with Particle Illusion
April 30, 2019
Benjamin Eshagpoor shows you some slick tricks of Boris FX’s Particle Illusion, which comes with Boris Continuum and the Continuum Particles Unit.
Using FumeFX 5 VDB caches with V-Ray Next, Redshift renderers
April 30, 2019
Sitni Sati has a new FumeFX tutorial that came out yesterday about VDB caches. Centrally, they explain how to export cache files to OpenVDB (.vdb) format. These files include FumeFX grid transformations, and in the end, this information will be used by the VRayVolumeGrid and Redshift Volume to properly position volumetrics to the exact same…
Blackmagic Design Fusion: Particle Tutorial : Text to 3D Butterflies
April 23, 2019
In this tutorial, VFX Generalist Chetal Gazdar shows you how to make text turn into 3d butterflies using an emitter source and the particle system within Blackmagic Design Fusion.
Maxon Cinema 4D NAB 2019 Live Stream Videos
April 16, 2019
If you missed the Maxon Cinema 4D NAB 2019 live stream last week or you were at the show, watch it all now! There is loads of inspiring work and lots of great tips on improving your workflow.
Intro to Particle Illusion Series for Adobe After Effects
March 26, 2019
Ben Brownlee, VFX artist and Curious Turtle trainer, gives an intro to the new Particle Illusion found in Continuum 2019 and the Particles Unit.
Captain Marvel Energy Effects, Cheap Tricks | Red Giant
March 13, 2019
In this tutorial, Hashi from Action Movie Kid shows you how to create the energy effects from Captain Marvel. Use fractal noise for controlled chaos!
Video Copilot Crossfire Particle FX Tutorial + Free Project Files
January 18, 2019
Andrew Kramer has just released another super cool tutorial, this one shows you how to create a destructive, procedural, “crossfire effect” completely inside after effects.