3DS Max: Motion Graphics FX with Krakatoa Part 1

by a.cangelosi

In this video tutorial for 3ds max, we’ll see how we can create some good looking energy particle fluids for motion graphics using Particle Flow and Krakatoa. We’ll prepare a particle setup with PFlow to follow a simple primitive animated using a Path Constraint, with this setup we’ll create two different particle layer with different look, on similar to a fluid, and the other one similar to lines made of energy. We’ll render it using Krakatoa and a simple basic lighting setup and then finalize it in Combustion to obtain final look.

Playing with Krakatoa and PFlow

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19 Responses to “3DS Max: Motion Graphics FX with Krakatoa Part 1”
  1. rich
    Posts: 1

    Really nice tutorial, thanks for sharing!

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     Sep 23, 2011 at 10:31 am
  2. Johan Alfort
    Posts: 33

    Haven’t had the chance to check this one out but I must say I’m totally blown away by the tutorials you produce. The quality and the content is outstanding and there’s not many krakatoa tutorials out there. Really nice work and many many thanks for supplying such a great resource!

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     Sep 23, 2011 at 11:54 am
    • a.cangelosi
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      Hi Johan, thanks for your words, we really appreciate !
      If you like it please spread the word all around you, we’d like to be helpful for a lot of 3ds max users !
      Thanks again

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       Sep 23, 2011 at 11:58 am
      • black
        Posts: 2

        Really nice tutorial, thanks for sharing!
        How do I move it to particles according to the audio?
        I tried the audio float , but the particles back and forth just under the audio jitter. .

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         Oct 14, 2011 at 8:13 am
      • a.cangelosi
        Posts: 918

        Thanks to you for the comment. Talking about the audio, it would be better to control objects generating particles, with some external audio file. It is not so simple to explain here, so I planned a tutorial to see how to do something like that.

        Stay tuned for it

        Thanks

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         Oct 14, 2011 at 8:58 am
      • black
        Posts: 2

        thanks for you.
        How can I see your new tutorial?
        These tutorials are free of charge?

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         Oct 14, 2011 at 9:04 am
      • a.cangelosi
        Posts: 918

        Hi again, all the tuorials are free, just the Citizen tutorial are not free and you must subscribe paying a little subscription to become a Citizen, if you need more informations about it, please let me know. Thanks

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         Oct 14, 2011 at 11:34 am
  3. Max Philip
    Posts: 78

    This is a very nice Video Tutorial, because you used as example combustion too.
    Thank you.

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     Sep 23, 2011 at 1:00 pm
    • a.cangelosi
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      Thanks Max, we’ll use compositing software in future too, we’ll add Composite and maybe Fusion or Nuke, so we can make more examplex simulating different pipelines.

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       Sep 23, 2011 at 1:09 pm
  4. Karim
    Posts: 1

    i hope u begin the work of basic lesson 4 Krakatoa

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     Sep 23, 2011 at 1:43 pm
    • a.cangelosi
      Posts: 918

      Hi Karim, you are perfectly right. We are planning a complete video series for Krakatoa starting from beginners topis to advanced ! Stay tuned for it.

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       Sep 26, 2011 at 3:05 am
  5. Ajit
    Posts: 1

    Its really good to see a krakotoa tutorial & tat too free :p

    Honestly i didn’t watch this, but i feel the tail end is disappearing really fast. It would be nice if the tail end smoothly fades away.

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     Sep 26, 2011 at 8:25 am
    • a.cangelosi
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      Thanks for the suggestion, obviously to obtain a better final result you are perfecly right. It was done in this way just due to timing to finish it. Thanks again.

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       Sep 26, 2011 at 9:57 am
  6. Joannot Fampionona
    Posts: 1

    I love the way how you always say “strange” in all your tuts! xD great tut bro, thank you !

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     Jun 14, 2012 at 7:32 am
  7. deez
    Posts: 2

    hello, how come i’m only seeing white dots instead of the red and yellow as shown here? thnx mate

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     Aug 16, 2012 at 1:09 am
  8. deez
    Posts: 2

    Hello, sent you my WIP ~ i used Krakatoa v1.5. thanks again

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     Aug 16, 2012 at 4:57 am

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