Special Effects Tutorials (SFX / VFX)

This section covers a multitude of effects you might encounter in your everyday life, such as a simple cigarette smoke, water from an opened fire hydrant, fog effects, and even tumbling down the stairs! You will learn how to use particle systems with space warps, add environment and lens effects, as well as create many simulations using reactor.

Features Covered in This Section

• Creating particle systems
• Using forces and space warps
• Emitting particles from geometry
• Using materials with particles
• Creating and manipulating a camera viewport
• Using different lens effects
• Setting up a volume light
• Creating fog
• Creating rigid body collections
• Creating simulations with reactor
• Setting physical properties for objects in simulation
• Using Hinge and Rag Doll constraints

Files for This Section

All the files necessary for this tutorial are provided on the program disc in the \tutorials directory. Before starting the tutorials, copy the \tutorials folder from the disc to your local program installation.

Tutorials in this Section

Particle Animation Tutorials

Working with Particle Flow

Creating the Sun with a Lens Flare

Creating and Animating a Flying Logo

Introduction to reactor

Rag Doll Tutorial