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TouchDesigner taught me the most important skill no one teaches: Patience

For a long time, I worked in TouchDesigner like the clock was chasing me. Ten windows open, a half-baked shader, a feedback loop that refused to close, and me sliding parameters without breathing—hoping the “perfect” frame would appear by accident. It worked… sometimes. “Pretty” in a screenshot; fragile in real time.

The turning point came on an ordinary day, staring at a netw...

New Special Plugin: The Thyler V1.0 - 3D Random Tile Generator + Directional and Environment Light

The Thyler is a TouchDesigner plugin that turns any image or video into a grid of 3D cubes. Each tile becomes a little cube you can rotate, scale, and animate to create all kinds of depth and movement.

Just feed a TOP, set the grid size (you can go up to 25×25 tiles), and start playing. You’ll get clean results in any resolution.

It also includes full lighting �...

Galactic Rock Formation Using TouchDesigner POPs - Point Generator & Noise Pop

Hi everyone! I just released a new video tutorial where I build a galaxy made of rocks using the copy pop in TouchDesigner — twisting particles, animating noise, and adding some cinematic glow with luma blur. Hope it’s useful for you!

Project File Here 👉 2025-11-05 20:15:40 +0000 UTC View Post

Project File From the Tutorial: Galactic Rock Formation Using TouchDesigner POPs - Point Generator & Noise Pop

Hi everyone! I’m sharing the new project file from my latest tutorial Galactic Shape Rocks. You’ll find the complete setup with pops, noise, twist, and the final render network. Feel free to dive in, explore the nodes, and tweak the parameters — can’t wait to see what you create!

Video Tutorial 👉 Here...

Wabi-Sabi in TouchDesigner: publishing before it’s perfect

I’ve spent too many nights waiting for the “perfect” version of a patch that only existed in my head. The result? Silence. No posts, no feedback, no growth—just pressure. Recently I rediscovered a Japanese idea that unlocked something for me: wabi-sabi—the beauty of imperfection and the unfinished.

In TouchDesigner, this means letting the process breathe in public. Test...

Moon Surface Noise Using TouchDesigner POPs

Hi everyone! I just dropped a new tutorial on sculpting a moving “moon” by pushing noise across a sphere’s surface with pops, a math normalize to keep particles on the shell, and a lightweight render + post trick in tops. It’s real-time, clean, and fun to tweak. Hope it helps you build faster and experiment more!

Project File Here 👉2025-10-31 19:08:39 +0000 UTC View Post

Project File From the Tutorial: Moon Surface Noise Using TouchDesigner POPs

Hi everyone! I’m sharing the project file from my latest tutorial, “Sphere Surface Noise.” Dive in, explore the pops setup, the math normalize, and the simple tops feedback. Hope you enjoy it and remix it for your own visuals!

Video Tutorial 👉 Here

Stay Strong & Make Art 🤍 With Love Okamirufu
2025-10-31 19:06:59 +0000 UTC View Post

Money isn’t happiness — just like art isn’t creation.

When I first started working in TouchDesigner, I thought art was about inventing — forcing something new into existence. I used to spend hours trying to control every parameter, every detail, hoping that precision would lead to meaning.

But over time, I realized that the most powerful moments didn’t come from control — they came from awareness. From the times I stopped trying to “...

TouchDesigner POPs Tutorial: Sweep Text using Particles

Hi everyone! I just released a new TouchDesigner tutorial where we turn text into dynamic particle transitions using the new POPs system. You’ll learn how to control, animate, and render your own text-based particle effects — all in real time and with full creative control. Hope it’s inspiring!

Project File Here 👉 2025-10-21 18:41:23 +0000 UTC View Post

Project File From the Tutorial: TouchDesigner POPs Tutorial: Sweep Text using Particles

Hi everyone! I just released a new TouchDesigner tutorial where we turn text into dynamic particle transitions using the new POPs system. You’ll learn how to control, animate, and render your own text-based particle effects — all in real time and with full creative control. Hope it’s inspiring!

Video Tutorial 👉 Her...

The Only Plugin That Never Stops Evolving in TouchDesigner

In TouchDesigner, there’s one plugin more powerful than any tool, node, or extension — curiosity.

For a long time, I believed the next tutorial, technique, or shader would finally unlock “the secret.” But the truth is, nothing pushed my art further than simply following what made me curious.

The day I stopped creating to impress others and started exploring just to ...

TouchDesigner POPs Tutorial: Transform Any Video To Particles - Webcam, Live, Streaming

Hi everyone! I just released a new TouchDesigner tutorial where we transform any video into a living 3D point cloud using POPs. You’ll learn how to use top to pop, add random attributes, noise, and depth lighting to create dynamic particle visuals in real time. Hope you enjoy it!!

Project Files Here 👉 2025-10-17 20:58:51 +0000 UTC View Post

Project File From the Tutorial: TouchDesigner POPs Tutorial: Transform Any Video To Particles - Webcam, Live, Streaming

Hi everyone! I just released a new TouchDesigner tutorial where we transform any video into a living 3D point cloud using POPs. You’ll learn how to use top to pop, add random attributes, noise, and depth lighting to create dynamic particle visuals in real time. Hope you enjoy it!

Video Tutorial 👉 Here

The Ultimate Beginner's Course 2025 - TouchDesigner

Ready to take your TouchDesigner skills to the next level? This course gives you a fast, hands-on path to real creative power.

The Beginner Course is designed for anyone with a strong interest in deeply understanding TouchDesigner and taking their first step toward becoming a creative technologist.

You'll gain essential knowledge and a solid grasp o...

TouchDesigner POPs Tutorial: Create Image Instances from any Geometry

Hi everyone! I’m sharing the new project file from the latest tutorial — “Image Instances Modulated by Geometry.” Inside, you’ll find the full setup for creating image grids, looping logic, and render organization. Dive in, explore, and I hope you have fun experimenting with it!

Project Files Here 👉 2025-10-08 22:40:31 +0000 UTC View Post

Project File From the Tutorial: TouchDesigner POPs Tutorial: Create Image Instances from any Geometry

Hi everyone! I’m sharing the new project file from the latest tutorial — “Image Instances Modulated by Geometry.” Inside, you’ll find the full setup for creating image grids, looping logic, and render organization. Dive in, explore, and I hope you have fun experimenting with it!

Video Tutorial 👉 Here

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There’s something I keep hearing lately — “Are people who use TouchDesigner really artists?”

I used to wonder that too. TouchDesigner felt too technical, too structured, almost like it belonged to engineers more than artists. Many people still believe that if something is made with code, data, or algorithms, it can’t come from emotion — that it’s more science than art. But I never agreed with that.

Because at some point, I started seeing what happens when logic meets feelin...

TouchDesigner POPs Tutorial: Create a 3D Spirograph Mandala Shapes Using Noise and Revolve

Hi everyone! I’ve just dropped a brand new tutorial where we turn simple lines into vibrant 3D spirographs using pops in TouchDesigner. No feedback tricks—just a super clean setup with noise, revolve, and copy to bring everything alive. Can’t wait for you to explore and push it further, I think you’ll love this one!

Project Files Here 👉 2025-09-30 23:07:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Project File From the Tutorial: Create a 3D Spirograph Mandala Shapes Using Noise and Revolve

Hi everyone! I’ve uploaded the fresh project file from the new Spirograph Tutorial. Inside you’ll find the full setup—line, noise, revolve, copy, and those colorful ramps ready to play with. Feel free to explore and make it your own, I hope it sparks some ideas for your next project!

Video Tutorial 👉 Here

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Creative Burnout – Finding Inspiration in the Everyday & TouchDesigner

There are days when opening TouchDesigner feels like pure magic. Everything flows, the nodes come alive, and suddenly something beautiful appears on screen. But then there are other days… when inspiration just won’t show up, and every attempt to create turns into frustration.

For a long time, I believed those blocks meant I wasn’t cut out for this. I pressured myself to produce some...

The Secret to Finding Your Creative Voice in TouchDesigner

When I first started teaching TouchDesigner, I noticed something curious: even though this community is one of the most generous and genuine I’ve ever seen, many people still feel afraid to share their creations.

Most of my students tell me they want to “master” the software before posting anything. I understand that feeling — but here’s the truth: the more we cling to perfectio...

TouchDesigner POPs Tutorial: Create an Audio Reactive Cone Using Revolve Operator

Hi everyone! I just released a new video tutorial about building a parametric metallic spine with pops in TouchDesigner—simple setup, organic results, and lots of room to experiment. Hope it’s useful for you!

Project Files Here 👉 Here

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Project File From the Tutorial: Create an Audio Reactive Cone Using Revolve Operator

Hi everyone! I’ve just shared the project file from the latest tutorial where we build an audio-reactive cone inspired by speaker movement. Inside you’ll find the full network so you can explore, tweak, and make it your own. Have fun experimenting with it!

Video Tutorial 👉 Here

Stay Strong & Make Art �...

TouchDesigner Beyond AI Hype

Lately, I’ve been hearing the same question again and again: “Why keep learning TouchDesigner if AI might replace it?”

I completely understand that feeling. With all the hype and FOMO around AI, it sometimes feels like everything we’re building could vanish overnight. Some people even wonder if it’s worth studying or creating when a machine can generate results faster a...

Conceptual 3D Assets Pack - Spinal Orchids

I've just released a new set of 10 3D assets inspired by organic and bone-like alien forms, like flowers from another world.

Each comes as an FBX + point cloud, ready to use in TouchDesigner with the POP family, or in any other 3D environment.

What’s included?

• 10 F...

  2025-09-04 16:06:08 +0000 UTC View Post

New Special Plugin: Mirror Effect V1.0 - Generate a mirror-like reflective effect using straightforward settings

Mirror Effect is a plugin for TouchDesigner that utilizes the power of GLSL to create a mirror effect, similar to those in Photoshop or Adobe After Effects. With this plugin, you can generate a mirror-like reflective effect using straightforward settings. It's completely ready to use, and since it's integrated with TouchDesigner, we can animate it or make it interactive.

TouchDesi...