How to make something like a spiky sphere?

[Leelamelee]

something like that:

i have searched for a tutorial or a plugin for a long time and i don't find anything. I would need to create a spheric and symmetrical bunch of identical particles... how people make explosions, carnations, fireworks...?? thank you very much.

[pbacot]

There's a plugin which places a component on each face--I think. I don't do that sort of thing but I've seen something like that, and the component might be random spikes normal the center of each face of a sphere...?

[Box]

Here's a quicky using a the random and taper options of Fredo's Joint Pushpull.

[jiminy-billy-bob]

[Leelamelee]

ok thank you all, at the end I've downloaded the Scatter plugin, I think it's the one more suitable for the thing i want to make. let's see if i'm able, thank you!