Trapcode Particular Essential Training

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