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TouchDesigner Beginner Tutorial #5: MAT – Make planet MARS to learn MATerial operators Step-by-Step

Mark Tutorial Completed! In this TouchDesigner Beginner Tutorial, you learn how to use MAT operators (Materials) by building the planet Mars. Step 1) First we create the shape of Mars by adding a Sphere SOP. Step 2) Then we use a typical GCL setup (Geometry, Camera, Light) to prepare the project for Rendering. Step 3) […]

TouchDesigner Beginner Tutorial #4: COMP Operators – You MUST become familiar with this “GCL” setup

Mark Tutorial Completed! This TouchDesigner beginner tutorial shows you how to Render things by using what I call the GCL setup. Sections in this TouchDesigner beginner course tutorial: 1) What are COMPs? COMPonent operators 2) How to Add COMPs 3) GCLR setup 4) Experimenting with Snippets (beware of bugs!) The GCL setup is just a […]

TouchDesigner Beginner Tutorial #3: CHOP it up! Use CHOPs to dynamically modify parameters (EASY)

Mark Tutorial Completed! In this TouchDesigner Beginner Tutorial, I show you CHOP operators so you can use data to dynamically change parameters of other TD operators. My Audio Reactive TouchDesigner tutorials: #1) https://youtu.be/CGKpWzP-5qc #2) https://youtu.be/tYEHMT82K8E My TouchDesigner Mouse Interaction video: Sections in this TouchDesigner beginner tutorial: 0) What are CHOPs? 1) How to add CHOPs […]

TouchDesigner Mouse Interaction (Tracking and Clicks change shape and location of Sphere)

Mark Tutorial Completed! In this TouchDesigner Mouse Interaction tutorial, I show you how to make a shape and have it respond to mouse tracking. Get the mouse pointer to output Tracking data in Touch Designer using the MouseIn CHOP! We add a Mouse In CHOP and then modify the output and use the output to […]

TouchDesigner Beginner Tutorial #2: TOP operators (Super Easy, Step-by-Step)

Mark Tutorial Completed! In this TouchDesigner beginner tutorial, I show you what you need to know about TOP operators. Sections in this Touch Designer tutorial: 1) How to Add TOPs to your project 2) Most common types of TOP operators 3) Detailed walkthrough of the Composite TOP operator 4) Detailed run-down of the Render operator […]

TouchDesigner Beginner Tutorial 1: SOPs (Step-by-Step EASY + Annotations & Native English Speaker)

Mark Tutorial Completed! In this TouchDesigner Beginner Tutorial, I show you everything you need to know about SOPs. 1) What are SOPs? * Shapes! Objects (“Surface operators”) 2) How to add SOPs * TAB key, double click empty area, Add Operator button, right-click output dots 3) Most common “generator” SOPs * Line, rectangle, grid, box, […]

TouchDesigner Beginner Tutorial: Make this Colorful BLOB (Simple & Easy)

Mark Tutorial Completed! In this TouchDesigner beginner tutorial, I show you how to make 3D animated generative art. To make the colorful blob animation in this TouchDesigner tutorial, we use the following Operators: SOPs – Sphere – Noise – Texture – Attribute Create TOPs – Render – Transform – Noise COMP – Camera – Light […]

TouchDesigner Beginner Tutorial: 3D Flying Carpet

Mark Tutorial Completed! In this TouchDesigner Beginner Tutorial, we make a 3D “magic” Flying Carpet! I also show you how to change it to a playing card or pirate flag (use any image file). Operators used in this TouchDesigner project include: – Grid – Noise – Attribute Create – Geometry – Phong – MovieFileIn – […]

TouchDesigner Beginner Tutorial: SMOKE (Nvidia GPU is NOT Required! No Flow Emitter)

Mark Tutorial Completed! In this TouchDesigner beginner tutorial, I show you how to make Smoke! I made this because the Nvidia Flow Emitter operator wouldn’t work for me – I’m using a MacBook! And MacBooks don’t have Nvidia GPUs. So follow this tutorial to make TouchDesigner Smoke effects.. even if you do not have an […]

TouchDesigner Beginner Tutorial: WATER Feedback

Mark Tutorial Completed! In this TouchDesigner Beginner Tutorial, we use Noise and a FeedBack Edge operator to create a watery, liquid-looking “flow” animation. Operators used in this TouchDesigner Tutorial include: – Sphere – Noise – Feedback Edge – Solarize – Geometry – Light – Camera – Render – Change to Color – Edge

TouchDesigner Beginner Tutorial: CREEPY Eyeball in 7 Minutes

Mark Tutorial Completed! In this TouchDesigner Beginner Tutorial, we use a Sphere with some Noise and an Image File to create a creepy, horror-style floating eyeball. Operators used in this TouchDesigner Tutorial include: – Sphere – Noise – Attribute Create – Texture – Geometry – Light – Camera – Render – Phone – Movie File […]