keyed particles
I created a small figure using the skin modifier and used it as a target for a keyed particle system. The glowing effect was created using a glare filter in the compositor.
you can download the blend file here
See also:
Dynamic Paint particle growth
AN experiment - force field curl clusters
twisted torus particles
particle density volumetric material
Volumentric emission shader
AN experiment - force field curl clusters
twisted torus particles
particle density volumetric material
Volumentric emission shader
Cool.
Nice!
I'll make one like this!