Boris FX Optics 2024 features huge improvements for creating particles on still images and cinemagraphs with Particle Illusion. In this in-depth tutorial, Ben Brownlee guides you through how to find, add, and customize any of the thousands of Particle Illusion preset emitters. You'll learn how to adjust how they look, where they sit in the image, and how to find the perfect moment in time that fits your project.
Ben explores a series of images and how to manipulate and mask off particles using the new Particle Masking modes in Optics. This even includes painting directly on the image where you want your particles to be emitted from. Great for fire and smoke!
As we all know, with great power comes great responsibility, so Ben also takes you through some of the most common gotchas you might encounter. And how to fix them.
Boris FX Optics 2024 is available now as a plugin for Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom, as well as a standalone application for macOS and Windows.
Find out more here: bit.ly/3lwr0HY
// C H A P T E R L I S T //
00:00 Adding particles to still images
00:54 Particle Illusion Libraries and searching for particle types
03:05 Finding the right time with particle simulations
05:42 Understanding composite modes and seeing only particles
08:06 Adding dust and environmental particles
09:35 Exploring masking for particles
10:50 Adding multiple Particle Illusion layers
12:21 The importance of Particle Masking modes
16:15 Painting fire onto an image
18:15 Common problems and gotchas with Particle Masking
22:15 Summary and conclusion