Post Description

In this course, veteran author and animator Chad Perkins explores Trapcode Particular, an industry-standard Adobe After Effects plugin for generating particle effects. After exploring the menu structure, basic operations, and some key tips and tricks, the course tackles a series of short projects that represent the kinds of design and animation tasks that motion graphics or VFX artists can create, such as camera flashes, smoke, sparks, or even a flock of birds.
Topics include:

    Understanding the Particular paradigm
    Working with different emitter types
    Understanding the curve-drawing interface
    Animating the emitter's position
    Adjusting the particles' life span
    Using custom particles
    Using Particular's auxiliary particles
    Integrating the After Effects lights and cameras
    Using a motion path
    Working with gravity and wind
    Using movies as particles