Anime Fire Fist Blast

HOW IT'S MADE

Anime Fire Fist Blast stacks 9 particle emitters, each with its own job. Techniques worth a look: turbulence, particles stretched along their motion, keyframed parameters and post filters (bloom and impact frames).

It loops seamlessly every 1.4 s, and 8 of its layers fire in bursts, so it pulses instead of flowing evenly. Start times are staggered from 0 s to 0.25 s, so the layers arrive one after another. To change its colour, select "Flame Body" in the studio and edit the Colour over Life gradient. Size on the same layer sets how big its particles are.

Layers, in draw order

1. Soot SmokeparticlesOne burst of 14 smoke puffs from a disc at 0.25 s. They float upward, grow as they age, spin and slow down with drag. Colour: dark grey.
2. Fire PuffsparticlesOne burst of 16 flipbook blasts from a disc at 0.13 s. They float upward, grow as they age, spin and slow down with drag. Colour runs from white to dark grey over each life.
3. Flame Bodyparticles / additiveOne burst of 28 flames from a disc at 0.13 s. They float upward, grow as they age, spin and slow down with drag. Colour runs from white to orange over each life.
4. Fist Glowparticles / additiveA single particle at the start. It grows as it ages. Colour: orange.
5. Fist Flamesparticles / additiveA stream of flames from a disc, its rate keyframed over the loop. They swell and then shrink away. Colour runs from white to orange over each life.
6. Hit Flashparticles / additiveA single particle at 0.13 s. It grows as it ages. Colour: pale gold.
7. Shockwaveparticles / additiveA single particle at 0.13 s. It grows as it ages. Colour runs from white to orange over each life.
8. Blast Coreparticles / additiveOne burst of 10 soft glows at 0.13 s. They grow as they age and slow down with drag. Colour runs from white to orange over each life.
9. Embersparticles / additiveOne burst of 60 streaks at 0.13 s. They float upward, wander on turbulence and slow down with drag. Colour runs from white to orange over each life.