User guide
614 Chapter 8 Working With Particles
5 Set the Initial Number parameter to 12. This creates a distributed group of particles that
partially fills the Canvas.
6 To turn the particles into a uniform abstract mass, adjust the following parameters:
• Set Life to 4.
• Set Speed to 140.
• Turn the Spin dial to 60.
• Turn the Spin Range dial to 15.
• Turn on Additive Blend.
• Set Color Mode to Pick From Range.
• Set Scale to 65 percent.
• Set Scale Range to 150.
• Set Random Seed to 10000.
Advance to frame 100. The resulting image now looks like this:
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