Particular 3 for After Effects Essential Training

On July 26, 2018

Release date:2018, April 25

Duration:02 h 48 m

Author:Ian Robinson

Skill level:Intermediate

Language:English

Exercise files:Yes

Red Giant Trapcode Particular—an industry-standard particle generator—is one of the most important plugins for Adobe After Effects. In this course, join Ian Robinson as he helps you get up to speed with using Particular 3 for After Effects. To begin, Ian shows how to create a basic emitter and particle system. He then examines different kinds of emitters and particle attributes; shares how to create custom particles; looks at how lights and cameras are integrated with particle systems; and explains how to build complex particles using multiple systems. After building a solid foundation for working in Particular 3, he dives into some short projects, showing how to stop time with Time Factor, create secondary particle systems from other particles, create light streaks, and more.

Topics include:

Apply the Particular effect to a layer
Creating an emitter
Adjusting emitter settings
Animating emitter positions
Adjusting particle attributes
Creating custom particles
Using lights with particle systems
Animating with cameras
Defining multiple systems

Table of Contents

0. Introduction
Welcome 1m 16s
What you should know 1m 21s
1. Getting Started in Particular
Applying the Particular effect to a layer 1m 33s
Fundamentals of the designer 4m 2s
2. Working on an Intro Project
Creating an Emitter 2m 28s
Refining the system 3m 25s
Compositing the system in the scene 5m 18s
3. Working with Emitters
Defining particles per second 4m 2s
Exploring emitter types 6m 13s
Animating emitter positions 5m 28s
Working with direction and velocity 5m 51s
Understanding pre-run 1m 25s
4. Adjusting Particle Attributes
Choosing particles 6m 22s
Adjusting life 3m 50s
Drawing parameter adjustments 3m 46s
Working with animated particles 7m 36s
5. Creating Custom Particles
Using layers as particles 3m 49s
Understanding sprites 4m 16s
Working with polygons 2m 56s
6. Working in Three Dimensions
Understanding 3D in AE with Particular 5m 2s
Shading with lights 5m 32s
Animating with cameras 2m 47s
Creating shallow depth of field 1m 28s
Emitting particles from OBJs 4m 12s
7. Building Multi-Systems
Defining multiple systems 4m 5s
Adding systems 5m 21s
Inheriting attributes 4m 14s
8. Next Level Systems in Particular
Understanding dynamics 2m 9s
Creating bounce interactions 5m 54s
Stopping time with Time Factor 3m 53s
Emitting particles from particles 4m 57s
Emitting particles from layers 6m 5s
9. Creating Light Streaks
Working with Streaklet 6m 32s
Blending streaks 2m 31s
Creating transitions with streaks 5m 32s
10. Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire
Working with fire presets 3m 11s
Emitting fire from a graphic 4m 21s
Adding embers to the system 2m 41s
11. Generating Whimsical Backgrounds
Building the initial system 4m 50s
Setting the colors 3m 17s
Change motion with physics 3m 52s
Conclusion
Next steps 1m 7s