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Adding snow particles

Adding snow particles - After Effects Tutorial

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Adding snow particles

- [Instructor] This is what we've managed to create so far. I think it's coming together very nicely, but I also sense that something is still missing. So to try and sell this scene even further, I want to add delicate snowflakes particles that will conform to the 3D camera that we already have in the scene. I'm sure it will look better, and as you already know, you can never go wrong with particles. It's almost like fireworks, I can never get enough of it. All right, enough with the talking. Let's start to do it. So let's go to the beginning over here, and I'm going to create a new solid layer. This time it's going to be a black solid. I'm going to name it Particles. Make sure it is set to the comp size, and click OK. I'm going to go to the Effects & Presets, and from the Simulation category, I'm going to use the CC Particle World effect, so I'll double-click on it in order to apply it to the scene, and then collapse all the other windows. Now this particle system already can see the…

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