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If you dig the Trapcode plug-ins (and who doesn’t?), you should definitely check out trapcode-people.net. It’s a bajillion free presets and projects utilizing Trapcode plug-ins of various flavors….

Like this really cool one here, done by yours truly. This file requires Trapcode Particular and CC Hair. CC Hair is used to create the grass particle. There is a looping fractal noise texure acting as a “Hairfall Map” which provides some sway in the ‘grass’. The speed of the loop of the fractal noise is controlled by a slider in the main comp, called ‘Turbulence’, giving you control of the speed of the grass sway. There is also a slider for Grass Length. On top of the grass is another particle generator that creates some small ‘bugs’.

Sound complicated? Not really. It just makes some semi-photorealistic grass. The new DOF capabilities of Particular 1.5 really help with the realism. Kind of a bugger to render, but well worth it if you need some grass.

DOWNLOAD IT HERE