Create a Mesh Based Projectile Particle
Overview
4 tutorials focusing on making a texture, create meshes, build materials and the particle itself. How to model some meshes in 3dsmax, setting up the materials and how to combine the materials and meshes in the particle editor to get a decent result.
Particle Sample Result
http://i.gyazo.com/3ff2258106fa503b22f9735e269d5502.gif
Softwares
-Photoshop
-3ds Max
-UE4
Samples:
You can download the project, meshes and textures used in the tutorials here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/n883y0b2g4ckflt/UE4ParticleTutorial01.zip
Tutorials Videos:
- How to create textures in photoshop:
<youtube> http://youtu.be/FRXg4ewWi7k
- Create particle 3d meshes in 3ds max:
<youtube> http://youtu.be/jkemzLEpsuw
- Build the particle material inside UE4:
<youtube> http://youtu.be/-X505BCS530
- Build a mesh based particle inside UE4:
<youtube> http://youtu.be/qHcZCYJUXjE
Credits
All tutorials created by Yoeri Luos.