Dancer to Dust - Trapcode Particular Tutorial

00:00 - Intro
00:36 - Getting your 3D character ready for Particular
02:05 - Setting up the motion in Trapcode Particular
04:37 - Adding your 3d model to Trapcode Particular
07:14 - Making the second dust system
09:46 - Making the dancer fall apart
11:17 - Creating a lovely reflection
15:50 - Adding the camera move
18:20 - The particle glow-up with Optical Glow
19:25 - Adding atmosphere with Trapcode Lux
21:08 - Film and lens emulation with Magic Bullet Looks
22:31 - Faking depth of field with Universe Spot Blur

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[briansmithphotos]

It is going to be fun trying some variations on this - and I have some perfect background to try it on too. Thanks Michael - plenty of great tips throughout this tutorial!

[banzai]

Oh wow nice, Thank you Red Giant, you are the best and the best developer! ❤

[mmartins]

Wow nice great tutorial. Thank you Red Giant.

[nelsontaylor]

Great tutorial. Would love to see if this could be done with real footage.

[createdaley]

Is it possible to add these particles to a person that's been key'd or roto'd out? I'm looking to add some sort of trail to someone running and I'm not sure what exactly to look up to accomplish that

[theshootsgroup]

OBJ Sequence also doesn't work - just imports as a single file

[karelvalencia]

is there any way you guys can make a tutorial on zordon effect using particular?

[Michael-eyu]

Please make mores advanced vfx tutorials like those days. I remember those Aquaman tutorial days years before!!

[GiDiH]

Hi excellent effect and tutorial. Thank you for uploading it.
Sorry which version of TC Suite you got?

[Rufnokable]

Brilliant as always! What's that layer colour labeler plugin you've got going there?

[cailenced]

Love particular. I just wonder if you can somehow use the model you used as an emitter as a mask in the footage? I rendered an Animation with Redshift. Want to add particles in Post, but so far didnt find a way to import the 3D Model as a "Mask".

[liamdendekker]

Hi, I have been trying a few times to use 3d animated obj with particular. But it is not working, the 3d objects stays static. Why does it not work ?

[FurqanShamim]

Hi Michael, great video! I'm trying to recreate this with a different dancing animation, i'm exporting the animation in c4d exactly the way you told us. When choosing the 3d model in designer only the first frame rendered. Please guide what mistake i m doing.

[emmagiaci]

Hi,
I have simulátor problém that others where asking, where i put my first obj to the models its not animating and it’s still image. I have the nesestupuje versions and also námět it as the recommendations in comments and it is still not working.. Could you help please?

[changhuihu]

can particular read depth map as control layer to control emitter density? or particular size?

[theukwildlifechannel]

OK, what am I doing wrong with my OBJ sequence?

Particular only loads in my first frame and not the complete animation sequence.

[RpKTANK]

I was hoping to see rotoscope layer from a real dancer video footage

[FernandoYucsanChangCam]

only loads 1 frame dont move my dancer =( i have do equal from c4d export but nothing