Windmaster

8mo

have u ever heard of the g force music visualizer? what u made reminds me of the visuals it creates.

one of my life long goals is to make an incredible music visualizer

nocomment

8mo

Havent heard of that one in particular. Ive made tonnes of audio-reactive systems in TD though, its very easy. Almost every parameter can be modulated by a signal eg audio

Windmaster

8mo

definitely diving into this

nocomment

8mo

You're in for a treat. When I discovered touchdesigner I was so happy cause it was exactly what I wanted for years.

These are all YT channels I've used some stuff from:
​​-NotoTheTalkingBall (cool 3d stuff)
-​elekktronaut (LOTS of different stuff, one of the most plentiful channels)
-​​jackdilaura (some spirograph stuff here if you're interested)
​​-raganmd (one of the oldest ongoing teachers out there afaik. At least 10 years of TD experience)
-​@​mir4486 (see above)
​-noonesimg (lots of different stuff)
​​-paketa12 (the craziest TD artist out there imo. Does some insane stuff using only TOPs (2D nodes). This guy is a genius, no exaggeration)
​​-pppanik007 (some cyberchrome (idk what to call that aesthetic) stuff if you're interested in that)
​​-polyhop (my favourite TD artist, their IG is consistently amazing)

I'd recommend starting with this playlist by elekktronaut:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFrhecWXVn5862cxJgysq9PYSjLdfNiHz

There's a lot of resources for getting started. Personally when I started I just messed around with it, followed tutorials then changed s*** to see what happens. Most tutorials start from scratch so you can follow all the way through without knowing too much, you learn as you go.

The derivative website, forum and wiki are also mega helpful:
https://derivative.ca/learn
https://forum.derivative.ca/
https://docs.derivative.ca/Learn_TouchDesigner

And once you get to the python scripting level you'll be looking at this all the time:
https://docs.derivative.ca/Python_Classes_and_Modules

A trick to getting better is by saving your COMP operators in the Palette so you can use them in future projects. Took me a while to figure out the best ways to do this.

If you run into any trouble or have any questions lmk, I'm happy to help.

nocomment

8mo

You're in for a treat. When I discovered touchdesigner I was so happy cause it was exactly what I wanted for years.

These are all YT channels I've used some stuff from:
​​-NotoTheTalkingBall (cool 3d stuff)
-​elekktronaut (LOTS of different stuff, one of the most plentiful channels)
-​​jackdilaura (some spirograph stuff here if you're interested)
​​-raganmd (one of the oldest ongoing teachers out there afaik. At least 10 years of TD experience)
-​@​mir4486 (see above)
​-noonesimg (lots of different stuff)
​​-paketa12 (the craziest TD artist out there imo. Does some insane stuff using only TOPs (2D nodes). This guy is a genius, no exaggeration)
​​-pppanik007 (some cyberchrome (idk what to call that aesthetic) stuff if you're interested in that)
​​-polyhop (my favourite TD artist, their IG is consistently amazing)

I'd recommend starting with this playlist by elekktronaut:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFrhecWXVn5862cxJgysq9PYSjLdfNiHz

There's a lot of resources for getting started. Personally when I started I just messed around with it, followed tutorials then changed s*** to see what happens. Most tutorials start from scratch so you can follow all the way through without knowing too much, you learn as you go.

The derivative website, forum and wiki are also mega helpful:
https://derivative.ca/learn
https://forum.derivative.ca/
https://docs.derivative.ca/Learn_TouchDesigner

And once you get to the python scripting level you'll be looking at this all the time:
https://docs.derivative.ca/Python_Classes_and_Modules

A trick to getting better is by saving your COMP operators in the Palette so you can use them in future projects. Took me a while to figure out the best ways to do this.

If you run into any trouble or have any questions lmk, I'm happy to help.

Windmaster

8mo

ngl this s*** kinda confusing, been learning watching tutorials, its like learning blender takes forever. but im excited af

nocomment

8mo

Yeah its defs a lot to begin with. I started small and expanded from there, but theres still lots i dont fully understand eg most of the 3d SOP stuff. Is there something specific youre trying to achieve or a vision you have etc? Would be more than happy to try build a patch for you and try explain how it works

nocomment

8mo

Yeah its defs a lot to begin with. I started small and expanded from there, but theres still lots i dont fully understand eg most of the 3d SOP stuff. Is there something specific youre trying to achieve or a vision you have etc? Would be more than happy to try build a patch for you and try explain how it works

nocomment

8mo

Touchdesigner

fakerickhoodie

2y

made this s*** mad long ago

shin thread jpeg

2y

final colors for my vandals. the robot still has like 10% to go (needs more stickers {pink is placeholder} and graffiti) but i might as well post it now since ive taken a break from it

mdmadon

8mo

this great

mdmadon

8mo

legendary how long this take

Windmaster

8mo

thanks what im trying to make is a ring that rotates in 3 dimensions, with a bit of bloom to get a echo effect. im watching tutorials and it seems like i need to figure out what TOPs to use, i saw someone make really cool work only using TOPS

what im most confused by is how u cant link different operator types together. i have some SOPs that make a rotating ring, but i want to add some effects from other operator classes

nocomment

8mo

like this?

here's the tox file (you can drag and drop it into touchdesigner)
https://www.mediafire.com/file/g9e0v9kdujyrk9x/ktt2_ring_example.tox/file

Click this button to see what parameters I changed from default for each op

the main way to convert SOP to TOP is by using a Render TOP.

lmk if youve got any questions

nocomment

8mo

like this?

here's the tox file (you can drag and drop it into touchdesigner)
https://www.mediafire.com/file/g9e0v9kdujyrk9x/ktt2_ring_example.tox/file

Click this button to see what parameters I changed from default for each op

the main way to convert SOP to TOP is by using a Render TOP.

lmk if youve got any questions

Windmaster

8mo

@nocomment

made this, i want to learn how to convert the vertex normals into colors so based on the curvature or just the unit normal vector you get a different color, should make it more colorful

Windmaster

8mo

yours is much smoother but this is what i made

nocomment

8mo

did you use the cache TOP for that or the trail sop you were talking about? try having a look at the feedback loop in the tox i uploaded. Thats how you get the smooth trail effect in tops. And if you put a cache top in a feedback loop then you can delay the feedback more than 1 frame

Windmaster

8mo

@nocomment you ever fw instancing? that s*** is crazy powerful in touchdesigner