Ice Shard Burst

HOW IT'S MADE

Ice Shard Burst stacks 8 particle emitters, each with its own job. One technique stands out: post filters (bloom and vignette).

It loops seamlessly every 0.9 s, and 8 of its layers fire in bursts, so it pulses instead of flowing evenly. To change its colour, select "Frost Ring" 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 Puffparticles / additiveOne burst of 8 soft glows from a disc at 0.03 s. They grow as they age and slow down with drag. Colour: blue.
2. Flash, Frost Ringparticles / additiveA single particle at 0.03 s. It grows as it ages. Colour: pale cyan.
3. Cross Flareparticles / additiveA single particle at 0.03 s. It swells and then shrinks away. Colour: pale cyan.
4. Crystal SpikesparticlesOne burst of 9 debris from a disc at 0.03 s. They swell and then shrink away, turn to face where they move and slow down with drag. Colours range between white and pale blue.
5. Small ShardsparticlesOne burst of 26 shards from a disc at 0.03 s. They fall under gravity, spin and slow down with drag. Colours range between white and blue.
6. Glitterparticles / additiveOne burst of 30 soft glows from a disc at 0.03 s. They slow down with drag. Colours range between white and pale cyan.
7. Snowflakesparticles / additiveOne burst of 6 snowflakes from a ring at 0.07 s. They spin and slow down with drag. Colours range between white and pale blue.