How to Emit Particles from a 3D Model | Ramayana God VFX in After Effects

Ramayana's trailer just crossed 1 BILLION views in 5 days - one of the biggest VFX productions ever made. So I gave myself a challenge: recreate the same god reveal shot, solo, in After Effects. This is Part 2 (FINAL) of my solo recreation of the God reveal scene from Ramayana — this time with full cosmic particle simulation added on top of the original 3D god model, shot, and lighting from Part 1. Everything you see was built solo in After Effects 2026 using: 🌌 Trapcode Particular : cosmic particle simulation around the deity & discus ✨ Deep Glow 2 : divine light bloom 🗿 Native AE 3D / GLB model support : god figure + shesh naag No studio. No VFX team. No ₹4000 Crore budget. Just After Effects. ▶️ Watch Part 1 first (the base VFX breakdown): https://youtu.be/LhGEYFTghUM 📂Project File: https://payhip.com/b/12Fcs If you're a VFX/AE artist, this is also a full breakdown of how to align Trapcode Particular emitters to native 3D/GLB layers - a problem most tutorials don't cover. Timestamps below if you want to skip to the technique. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 — Recap: What We Built in Part 1 00:20 — Bringing the God Scene to Life with Particles 03:01 — Emitting Particles from a 3D Model (Not Just a Point) 05:19 — Aligning Particles Perfectly to the 3D Scene 06:20 — Adding Glow + Particle Growth Animation 08:04 — The Final Reveal 🔔 Subscribe for more zero-to-solo VFX recreations of Indian epics and Hollywood films - no team, no budget, just After Effects. #Ramayana #RanbirKapoor #AfterEffects #VFXBreakdown #TrapcodeParticular #Mythology #IndianVFX #Ramayana2026 📂Project File: https://payhip.com/b/12Fcs 📂 Free Assets & Links Mentioned: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Images: https://mega.nz/folder/NQVhCbZA#708AO5TG1RX0IopgZSFPNQ 3D Assets: Tripo 3D AI: https://studio.tripo3d.ai?invite_code=JXQ132 Meshy AI: https://www.meshy.ai/?utm_source=meshy&utm_medium=referral-program&utm_content=1GZBZV&share_type=invite-friends Coral 1 "Whispering Crown - coral" (https://skfb.ly/pzoMY) by Brian Trepanier is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Terrain "Underwater Terrain - #AgisoftNatureChallenge" (https://skfb.ly/oo8xC) by yuma.jp is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🎬 Keep Watching @vfx-nirvana: Recreating the Varanasi Movie Trailer Scene: I Recreated Interstellar's Black Hole for FREE in After Effects: Missing Hanuman Shot from Ramayana Recreated: If you learned something new, please make sure to Like the video and Subscribe to the channel for more VFX breakdowns! Let me know in the comments which movie VFX I should recreate next! #RamayanaVFX #AfterEffects #TrapcodeParticular #DeepGlow #VFXTutorial #ParticleSimulation #VFXNirvana #CGI Music Credits: Song: Warriyo - Mortals (feat. Laura Brehm) [NCS Release] Music provided by NoCopyrightSounds Free Download/Stream: http://ncs.io/mortals Watch: http://youtu.be/yJg-Y5byMMw Cosmic Storm by A Himitsu / a-himitsu Music by A Himitsu ( / @ahimitsu ) Free Download / Stream: https://www.audiolibrary.com.co/a-him... Music promoted by Audio Library https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4wXUdhNxZk Keywords I Recreated RAMAYANA's GOD VFX in After Effects (Zero Budget) - Part 2 I Remade Ramayana's God VFX: Cosmic Particles (Zero Budget) I Remade Ramayana's God VFX: Cosmic Particles (Zero Budget) #AfterEffects #NoPlugin #AEtutorial #AfterEffectsTutorial #MotionGraphics #vfxnirvana