Anime Energy Dome Explosion

HOW IT'S MADE

Anime Energy Dome Explosion stacks 12 particle emitters, each with its own job. Techniques worth a look: collisions, particles stretched along their motion, keyframed parameters and post filters (bloom and impact frames).

It loops seamlessly every 2 s, and 10 of its layers fire in bursts, so it pulses instead of flowing evenly. Start times are staggered from 0 s to 0.21 s, so the layers arrive one after another. To change its colour, select "Dome Fill" in the studio and edit Colour A and Colour B. Size on the same layer sets how big its particles are. The colour swatches by the downloads recolour every layer at once.

Layers, in draw order

1. Converging Needlesparticles / additiveA stream of streaks from a ring, its rate keyframed over the loop. Colours range between white and pale teal.
2. Dome Fillparticles / additiveA single particle at 0.13 s. It grows as it ages. Colour: teal.
3. Dome Edge, Shockwaveparticles / additiveA single particle at 0.13 s. It grows as it ages. Colour runs from white to teal over each life.
4. Dome Core, Hit Flashparticles / additiveA single particle at 0.13 s. It grows as it ages. Colour: white.
5. Shockwaveparticles / additiveA single particle at 0.21 s. It grows as it ages. Colour runs from white to teal over each life.
6. Dust SkirtparticlesOne burst of 24 smoke puffs from a ring at 0.15 s. They grow as they age, spin and slow down with drag. Colours range between light grey and grey.
7. Rock DebrisparticlesOne burst of 14 debris from a ring at 0.13 s. They fall under gravity, bounce when they hit something and spin. Colour: grey.
8. Impact Linesparticles / additiveOne burst of 26 streaks from a ring at 0.13 s. They ease to a stop. Colour runs from white to teal over each life.
9. Sparksparticles / additiveOne burst of 40 streaks at 0.13 s. They fall under gravity and slow down with drag. Colour runs from white to teal over each life.
10. Rising Motesparticles / additiveA stream of soft glows from a disc, its rate keyframed over the loop. They shrink as they age and slow down with drag. Colours range between white and teal.