Dark Anime Aura

HOW IT'S MADE

Dark Anime Aura gets its crackle from 3 lightning bolts (a new jagged path on every strike), backed by 8 particle emitters. Techniques worth a look: a vortex, magnets, particles stretched along their motion and post filters (outline). A scene layer (ground or a prop) shows in the studio for context and stays out of every export.

It loops seamlessly every 1 s, and 2 of its layers fire in bursts, so it pulses instead of flowing evenly. Start times are staggered from 0 s to 0.17 s, so the layers arrive one after another. To change its colour, select "Dark Tongues outer" 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. Ground CrackparticlesA single particle every 0.5 s. Colour runs from red to pink over each life.
2. Ground PulseparticlesA single particle every 0.5 s. It grows as it ages. Colour runs from red to deep pink over each life.
3. Vortex StreaksparticlesA steady stream of shards from a ring. They swirl around a vortex and slow down with drag. Colour: violet.
4. Dark Tongues outerparticlesA steady stream of droplets from a ring. They are pulled toward a magnet, float upward, swell and then shrink away and turn to face where they move. Colour runs from deep violet to black over each life.
5. Dark Tongues midparticlesA steady stream of droplets from a ring. They are pulled toward a magnet, float upward, swell and then shrink away and turn to face where they move. Colour: deep violet.
6. Dark Tongues coreparticlesA steady stream of droplets from a ring. They are pulled toward a magnet, float upward, swell and then shrink away and turn to face where they move. Colour runs from pale violet to violet over each life.
7. Red Crackle 1, Red Crackle 2, Red Crackle 3lightning / additiveA lightning bolt striking upward every 0.25 s. It forks into branches. Each strike lands somewhere new.
8. Dark OrbsparticlesA steady stream of dots from a disc. They sway from side to side and swell and then shrink away. Colour runs from red to deep violet over each life.
9. Lifting ShardsparticlesA steady stream of debris along a line. They float upward, sway from side to side, swell and then shrink away and spin. Colour runs from red to violet over each life.