In the last tutorial we took a look at creating planets and asteroids, today we’re going to play mother nature and create some galaxies to add to our creations! We’ll primarily use Trapcode Particular to create the elements and top it off with a nice…
Shoot for the Stars and Galaxy
Here’s a quick update on what’s cooking at the Dojo. First off, there’s going to be a new tutorial tomorrow on the galaxy nebula you guys were so interested in. We’ll create it entirely in After Effects using primarily the Trapcode Suite and it will…
Planet Space Scene in After Effects
So in this new type of “tutorial,” I will walk you through some basic tips on creating a earth or space scene using CC Sphere and a texture map. Now this tutorial was inspired by Iceflow Studio’s Photoshop tutorial: Space Scene. If you want to learn…
Glossy 3D Particles with Particular
Yes, we’ve seen many cool custom particles for Particular, whether it’s smoke, fire, leaves, or vines. I’ve tried many custom particles before, but oddly enough I never did try HDRI images with Particular. With a bit of experimenting, you can achieve some pretty convincing objects…
Video Footage as Custom Particles in Trapcode Particular
Using images and footage as custom particles in Trapcode Particular isn’t something new, in fact, it was done even in the earliest versions of Particular. Although I have used images as custom particles countless times, I haven’t really used footage as particles other than for…
3D Space Environment, Sorta
So for the past few years, I’ve been addicted to making space-like environments for my animations. Troublesome as it was, I created nearly everything in After Effects, primarily with Trapcode Particular and Trapcode Form. I’ve always wondered how I could achieve a realistic nebula/vortex effect…
Create Semi Realistic Flames with AE’s Built In Tools
Today, we dive into After Effects and take a look at how we can create some amazing looking flames without any 3rd party plugins. Although we aren’t trying to create 100% realistic flames, with some color correction and tweaking, you could pull it off as…
Flames with After Effects’ Built In Tools
So I was going through VideoHive and looking at some past ‘top sellers’ and noticed a few projects with flame elements. Yes, people have done some fantastic flame simulations with Trapcode Particular and Trapcode Form, but how would you achieve a flame simulation without any…
