Comic Impact Burst

HOW IT'S MADE

Comic Impact Burst stacks 10 particle emitters, each with its own job. Techniques worth a look: sub-emitters set off by other particles, particles that form text and post filters (outline).

It loops seamlessly every 1 s, and 9 of its layers fire in bursts, so it pulses instead of flowing evenly. Start times are staggered from 0 s to 0.03 s, so the layers arrive one after another. To change its colour, select "Balloon Red" in the studio and edit the Colour over Life gradient. 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. Action LinesparticlesOne burst of 26 shards from a ring at the start. They shrink as they age, turn to face where they move and slow down with drag. Colours range between white and pale gold.
2. Balloon RedparticlesA single particle at the start. It swells and then shrinks away. Colour runs from white to red over each life.
3. Balloon OrangeparticlesA single particle at the start. It swells and then shrinks away. Colour runs from white to orange over each life.
4. Balloon LemonparticlesA single particle at the start. It swells and then shrinks away. Colour runs from white to gold over each life.
5. StarsparticlesOne burst of 7 stars from a disc at 0.02 s. They spawn "Stars Body" as they appear, fall under gravity, swell and then shrink away and spin. Colour runs from white to orange over each life.
6. Stars BodyparticlesStars set off by "Stars". They fall under gravity, swell and then shrink away, spin and slow down with drag. Colour runs from white to gold over each life.
7. Bead RingparticlesOne burst of 34 dots from a ring at 0.02 s. They shrink as they age and slow down with drag. Colour runs from white to gold over each life.
8. ChipsparticlesOne burst of 8 shards at the start. They fall under gravity, shrink as they age, spin and slow down with drag. Colour runs from gold to red over each life.
9. POW! ShadowparticlesOne burst of 2600 dots that spell out text at 0.03 s. They swell and then shrink away. Colour: white.
10. POW! FaceparticlesOne burst of 2600 dots that spell out text at 0.03 s. They swell and then shrink away. Colour runs from white to red over each life.