Wind Blast (Top-Down)

HOW IT'S MADE

Wind Blast (Top-Down) stacks 8 particle emitters, each with its own job. Techniques worth a look: keyframed parameters and post filters (heat haze and bloom).

It loops seamlessly every 1 s, and 8 of its layers fire in bursts, so it pulses instead of flowing evenly. Start times are staggered from 0.04 s to 0.1 s, so the layers arrive one after another. To change its colour, select "Air 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. Dust RingparticlesOne burst of 30 smoke puffs from a disc at 0.04 s. They grow as they age, spin and slow down with drag. Colour runs from white to pale orange over each life.
2. Grass BladesparticlesOne burst of 40 leaves and petals from a disc at 0.08 s. They spin and slow down with drag. Colours range between green and lime.
3. LeavesparticlesOne burst of 12 leaves and petals from a disc at 0.04 s. They spin and slow down with drag. Colours range between lime and gold.
4. PebblesparticlesOne burst of 16 debris from a disc at 0.04 s. They spin and slow down with drag. Colours range between grey and dark grey.
5. Wind Streaksparticles / additiveOne burst of 36 streaks from a ring at 0.04 s. They slow down with drag. Colours range between white and pale blue.
6. Flashparticles / additiveA single particle at 0.04 s. It grows as it ages. Colour: white.
7. Air Ringparticles / additiveA single particle at 0.04 s. It grows as it ages. Colour: pale blue.
8. Slow Ringparticles / additiveA single particle at 0.1 s. It grows as it ages. Colour: pale blue.