Learn how to create a swirly rainbow tunnel thing! It involves creating 3D shapes with 2D cross-sections, repetition along an axis, and misuse of an error correction feature to make things extra weird! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SheFzfK6Gww
Tutorials
In this video, Crystal covers how to make a generative ornament animation in TouchDesigner. The look is inspired by Thomas Weil's 'New Grammar of Ornament' book. She'll look at different ways of using TOP compositing and tiling with Transform TOP to achieve this look.
New Grammar of Ornament in TouchDesigner Pt. 2
Want to create an interactive look without using a body tracking sensor? In this video, we'll show you how to use the latest Nvidia body-tracking CHOP to create an effect where an orb is following you.
Body Tracking Orb in TouchDesigner
Hello there! Welcome to the beginning of an exciting series delving into Python in TD (TouchDesigner). Why Python, you ask? Well, diving into coding might seem like stepping into a world of wizardry, but let me assure you, it's not as daunting as it appears.
38 Python in Touchdesigner : "0 to Hero" _pt.1
In this video, we go over the features and capabilities of the New TouchDesigner Installer. We'll discuss the differences between the Web and the Full Installer, explore use cases for each, and show you how to modify your TouchDesigner installation to add new libraries.
TouchDesigner's New Installer Quick Guide
Have you checked out the new Bloom TOP yet? In this video, we share what you need to know about the new operator!
Quick and Easy Bloom in TouchDesigner
In this series, you'll learn ways to improve the performance of your RayTK scenes! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEYdeZksVdg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icMfoG2jbvk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWwBzpOYwps
Optimizing RayTK Performance
In this tutorial, we're looking at how to create graffiti based on abstract generative shapes and colors in TouchDesigner, using @dotsimulate 's latest .tox for StreamDiffusion.
Audioreactive Graffiti – TouchDesigner x StreamDiffusion Tutorial 1
In this tutorial we're using my designer.tox (download below) to create four different poster designs. The designer.tox is a custom component for simple and quick layouting, working with text, images and logos, as well as different resolutions, grids and scaling.
Poster Design (+ free .tox)
There are tons of DAW choices out there but most musical artists end up using Ableton or Bitwig for live performances because of their dynamic clip grids.
Bitwig and TouchDesigner Integration Quick Start
Hello, This time, we will explore a complementary tool to TD, known as omniverseCODE, a software from the Omniverse platform. This platform is powered by Kit, an extensive codebase with which developers build interactive applications.
TDOmni_OSC Autolink.0.1
Jack DiLaura walks you through using the Body Track CHOP to create a cool particle system effect that follows users detected in a video or camera feed.
Nvidia Body Track CHOP in TouchDesigner
Hi, Happy new year to all of you!! This post is to replay to some mails i had about my unwrapper. Some of my patreon were reporting that the COMP was not working in the new 2023. series. The answer is a big update for the renderTOP structure.
37 Unwrapping with Images Buffers_Unwrapper2.0 update
In another artist-inspired TouchDesigner tutorial, Crystal Jow takes inspiration from ancient Cyprus pottery patterns, and covers how to use Ramp TOPs with different shapes in TouchDesigner.
Ancient Cyprus Pottery Inspiration in TouchDesigner
This tutorial is inspired from the Genuary (generative art month in January) prompt from day 3 to create something in the style of a Droste effect / a Picture in a Picture. I use the MediaPipe hand tracking plugin created by Dom Scott and myself to controll the motion.
Picture in Picture Hand Tracking Effect - TouchDesigner Tutorial
2021. 9에 진행한 사운드 인터랙티브 워크숍
All about MALighting with TouchDesigner(1) 한국어
In this video, Jack DiLaura walks you through converting a glitchy trailing feedback effect from ShaderToy for use in TouchDesigner.
Glitchy Trails with GLSL in TouchDesigner
Do you want to do dynamic 3D lighting in TouchDesigner but don't know where to start? This video will show you how to use HDRI and PBR material to give more details to your geometry.
3D Stained Glass in TouchDesigner
Learn how to create a scene with RayTK that has a grid of abstract flower shapes that open and close around little gems! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4rqfZt7h1k x
RayTK Tiled Flower Scene Tutorial
The simulation of fluids in computer graphics is an incredibly complex and interesting topic, and one that has the potential to generate some equally impressive and beautiful outcomes.
Generative Liquid Paintings in TouchDesigner
In this video we'll go over basic examples of how to connect a Webcam, Photoshop or any other software to Stable Diffusion, with TouchDesigner, ComfyUI and OBS.
How to connect anything to Stable Diffusion
Join Ana Estarita in this beginner-friendly tutorial, where we will be integrating AI image generation in TouchDesigner.
Using AI Image Generation in TouchDesigner
Feedback, when combined with particle systems, can generate some incredible visual results. With a few operators, you can generate simple trails that trace the trajectory of each particle to smoke-like clouds that look as though they've been emitted by the particles as they move.
Smoky Particle Feedback FX in TouchDesigner
Hi, This is an advanced example of a portable scene in TD. In here we use 3dTexture to store vertex animation data and we feed our PBR with that texture. I ask for instance indices and with those i read the 3dTexture accordingly.
36 Unwrapped Geometry_pt4
35 Unwrapped Geometry_pt3 Hi, in this tutorial we will learn how to work with sampled geometry. This technique allow us to work with complex geometry without the needs to use UV as sampling point for our buffers.
35 Unwrapped Geometry_pt3
Senior Project. Made in Touchdesigner with Google's Mediapipe Module Sensory overload is universal but it can be debilitating for those who are neurodivergent.
Overstim Sim Experience
Since Unreal Engine is quickly becoming a go-to tool for interactive and immersive developers, you might be wondering how you can access and utilize API data in projects of your own.
Unreal Engine Immersive Experience Tips: API Data from TouchDesigner
Teleprompter with TouchDesigner This project will allow you to always have a handy interface for your teleprompters. Its use is simple and basic. The instructions are available in the project in the form of notes."
TELEPROMPTER - AUTOCUE in TOUCHDESIGNER
With many sensors like the Kinect (and increasingly even less sophisticated hardware) it’s easy to retrieve detailed movement information, but it’s not always easy to figure out how to then visualize that information!
Motion Visualization with Kinect v2 in TouchDesigner
In this video, we'll build line patterns with TouchDesigner SOPs and use Illustrator to convert them into an SVG file to send them off to be laser cut.
Laser Cutting Patterns in TouchDesigner
Hi, in this tutorial we will use the unwrapped geometry with a pbrMAT and we will apply an affector to the chain. With the affector we will define area where to have deformations and apply realtime effects to our PBR unwrapped geometry :-) The example file i show in the tutorial.
34 Unwrapped Geometry_pt2
Hi , in this video we will explore a way to manipulate geometry in TOP, so to have interctive geometry in your GPU. This video is the proof of concept of a component i'm developping for the comunity. I share as example a creation of mine, made with this system , file is attached.
33 Unwrapped geometry_pt1
Create a scene with a box with radial symmetry where the edges of the box and the symmetry are highlighted.
RayTK Folding Box Outline Tutorial
Find a helpful checklist in this tutorial as we explore essential tools for creating real-time ready assets.
Tools for Creating Real-Time Ready Assets
In this video, we will build an AI portrait project in TouchDesigner using a webcam input. When someone enters the frame, it will trigger the project to generate a new image. We'll use Torin Blankensmith's compute(r)ender AI tool for this project.
AI Portrait Installation in TouchDesigner
Crystal Jow covers some simple habits and tips that will make you more of a pro in TouchDesigner. These habits and tips are usually more difficult to pick up when self-learning or aren't talked about in most videos because they aren't as flashy, but they will improve your workflow!
Simple PRO TouchDesigner Tips & Habits
Topographic maps, which illustrate elevation levels of terrain, create some very interesting abstract organic shapes when viewed from an artistic/aesthetic standpoint.
Creating Topography-Inspired Structures in TouchDesigner
Create a scene with an extruded 2D fractal shape! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQWp_fCT4E0
RayTK Fractal Column Tutorial
Hey! In this tutorial, we'll go over the new free open-sourced MediaPipe plugin for TouchDesigner that's GPU accelerated and works on Mac and PC with no instillation.
Face, Hand, Pose Tracking & More with TouchDesigner MediaPipe GPU Plugin
This project aims to enable users to interact with a Black Magic camera using TouchDesigner. Whether it's for professional purposes or more experimental endeavors, such as controlling the camera's iris or focus using voice commands or motion gestures, this project has you covered.
Control Black Magic Camera with TouchDesigner
In this video, we create a simple workflow that connects illustrator assets with TouchDesigner and can update as assets are being created.
Connecting Adobe Illustrator with TouchDesigner
Follow along with Jack DiLaura as he walks you through creating a minimalist, abstract 3D sculpture in TouchDesigner inspired by the work of Tony Smith and other minimalist sculptors.
Creating Abstract 3D Sculptures in TouchDesigner
Discover how to create interactive distortion and how to control it with your mouse in this new TouchDesigner tutorial. I consider this an intermediate tutorial because of the usage of mixed techniques.
Interactive Distortion in TouchDesigner
Discover the potential of generative art with this focused TouchDesigner tutorial. This guide will show you how to create and auto-export collections of unique, procedural art pieces - an essential skill for digital artists, designers, or anyone interested in the NFT marketplace.
Create and Auto-Export Generative Art Collections in TouchDesigner
In this tutorial we take a look how we can use webcam and #kinect as a particle sources in particlesGpu from the palette for some funky interactivity, and learn some things along the way. These techniques can be used with any video or pointcloud input!
Interactive Particles - gpuParticles point sources from Webcam and Kinect
Hey! In this tutorial, we'll go over how to create audio reactive visuals that are also motion controlled using a custom Body Tracking plugin that I developed for TouchDesigner. Link to the Project File is on my Patreon: https://patreon.com/tblankensmith
Tutorial 2/3 - Audio Reactive & Motion Controlled Visuals in TouchDesigner
Hey! In this tutorial, we'll go over my new body-tracking plugin for TouchDesigner. It runs off the webcam and works on both Mac and PC without any setup. In this video I'll show you an overview of the component and how to start using it in your TouchDesigner Projects.
Body Tracking Plugin for TouchDesigner - No Kinect Needed
Create a scene that moves through a warped grid! Topics include: scene organization and parameterization tiling in 3d bending and twisting space light attenuation modular material with specular and diffuse shading step-based movement with python https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfygCvdfzTQ
RayTK Warped Grid Tutorial
In this video, Jack DiLaura walks you through the basics of the particlesGPU component. You’ll learn how to set up geometry for use with the system, how to work with basic forces, add color via a texture, how to use a 2D texture array to apply different textures to different particles, and more.