Emitter

Generate & record particles.

Description

Emitter is a drawing and particle emission canvas that creates animated particle systems as you draw. Unlike the Canvas tool, Emitter generates particles that emit and animate from your brush strokes.

Setup

  1. Open the Emitter tool

  2. Adjust emission settings

  3. Click record

  4. Draw on the canvas

  5. Add the recorded asset to the timeline

Options

Count Number of particles generated per emission

Distance How far particles travel from the emission point

Distance Variation Randomizes the distance each particle travels

Lifetime Duration each particle exists before disappearing

Scale Up Duration Time it takes for particles to reach full size after emission

Initial Size Starting scale of emitted particles

End Size Final scale of particles at the end of their lifetime

Birth Rate Speed at which particles are emitted

Color Variation Randomizes particle colors with seed control

Color Burn When enabled, it equalizes the color burn over the layers

Easing Easing curve applied to particle motion and scaling

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