Learn how to create meteors falling from the sky with Trapcode Particular.
Wanting to learn how to take out the dinosaurs again? In this tutorial, our Lead Product Designer Zac Vanhoy will show you how to use Red Giant's After Effects plugin Trapcode Particularto create a cinematic meteor VFX shot. Meteor Breakdown
This is part two of our meteor tutorial, wherein the first one we utilized the Large Scale Dust Waves and their multi-channel EXR render passes to create surface impacts for the falling meteors. You can watch the first one here.
This After Effects compositing tutorial covers:
Using 3D Lights to build a path for the meteor
Using Trapcode Particular for the fire and smoke
Creating custom fire & smoke particles
Controlling the meteor life as it fades through the atmosphere
Using mattes to blend the meteor impacting the surface
Creating reflections on the ground and water
This tutorial showcases meteors that go perfectly with our Large Scale Dust Waves or any of our ExplosionVFXstock footage. When a meteor falls, it needs somewhere to land, right?
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