Frost Sword Enchant

HOW IT'S MADE

Frost Sword Enchant is a compact effect made from 5 particle emitters. Techniques worth a look: glowing strokes traced along shapes, an emitter shaped like an image and post filters (bloom and vignette). A scene layer (ground or a prop) shows in the studio for context and stays out of every export.

Every layer emits continuously and the 2.4 s loop closes seamlessly, so it can run for as long as you need. To change its colour, select "Cold Aura" 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. Cold Auraparticles / additiveA steady stream of soft glows in the shape of an image. They grow as they age. Colour: blue.
2. Frost Outlinestroke / additiveA glowing line traced along the outline of a sprite.
3. Frost Runnerstroke / additiveA glowing line traced along the outline of a sprite. A lit stretch of it travels round the shape.
4. Rime CrystalsparticlesA steady stream of debris in the shape of an image. They swell and then shrink away. Colours range between white and pale blue.
5. Mist Dripparticles / additiveA steady stream of soft glows in the shape of an image. They fall under gravity and grow as they age. Colours range between blue and pale blue.
6. Snowflakesparticles / additiveA steady stream of snowflakes in the shape of an image. They sway from side to side and spin. Colours range between white and pale blue.
7. Glintsparticles / additiveA steady stream of stars in the shape of an image. They swell and then shrink away. Colours range between white and pale cyan.