And here a test of bringing it all together:
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He will 
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Thought to give this a try myself.
Might update the mesh shape tomorrow (if I have time)
I think I’m understanding some of the things I’m doing wrong atm, and too lazy to make a better texture XD
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haha super cool! glad i could inspire you <3
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I’ve worked a bit on the build up. First the core is build up which then drags smoke around it for a little dance.
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That looks ridiculously good! 
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Amazing to see it all coming together! 
Rough sketch for ending of the effect (only tested with the upper part of the vfx to save some time): everything gets faster and faster until a big energy release happens:
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- all other elements get faster over time now
- added final smoke rings, inspired by https://i.pinimg.com/originals/52/6d/d5/526dd59c78dde95371d58dd0984d97bf.gif
- added small novas just before explosion happens
- added big nova which slices through geo
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Can’t wait for the breakdown, it’s looking awesome!
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Ooh, looking nice!
I would suggest adding a black frame right before the brightest moment, this causes the brightness to pop even more. It’s something I learned from an animator a long time ago.
It only needs to be about one or two frames.
They tend to do so in anime as well.
Example:
But also try frame 11, 12, and 13 trough this or another gif-frame-viewer:
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thanks for the hint! i will try that <3 i love those impact frames <3
Note to myself: Lerping a 3d mesh between origina vertex positions and its UV coords (used as coordinates in 3D space):
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Tried a new method of sucking in energy to build up the core:
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this is so BEAUTIFUL!! i would love to see a breakdown!
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@ritawhite thank you! <3
Here is another small update. It’s a first test for a material which looks more like on the concept:
Also I played around with the core build up:
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Love this FX! One thing you can add to the base mesh/core buildup is to give a little vertex offset animation (like undulating noise around the base) that fade out on the vertical gradient. That would break up the somewhat solid shape of the base.
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Super duper cool :OOOO
why do I miss this! Look dope af.
