Fake 3d orbits. What's the difference between a sphere and a circle anyway? It renders fast, sets up in seconds, and so long as you don't need shading, it's good enough for a particle sprite! It's simple shape orbits in under 5 minutes! Airhorn noise!

This is a response to the many viewers who requested this tutorial after watching the Basic Patterns Tutorial here:    • Basic Patterns in After Effects  

If you have any questions just let me know in the comments.

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