Vector Paint Effect (Pro Only); To Paint With The Vector Paint Effect (Pro Only) - Adobe AFTER EFFECTS 7.0 Manual

Paint strokes applied to background and foreground layers
See also
"To specify paint tool options" on page 313

Vector Paint effect (Pro only)

Vector Paint strokes are made up of many tiny points that create the stroke path. You cannot isolate or individually
adjust these individual points, but you can affect them using Vector Paint features such as smoothing and wiggling.
The wiggling of a stroke is created by manipulating and displacing these points along the stroke path.
This effect works with 8-bpc and 16-bpc color.
Original (left), brushstroke with a selection spline (center), and a second stroke created with Wiggle control (right)
Vector Paint strokes are nondestructive, so painting and erasing actions affect only the appearances on a layer; they
do not alter the original source file of any image on the layer. All paint strokes are recorded and stored as they are
drawn, so you can make the strokes appear in various sequences, such as animated over time or all at once.
For animated strokes, the exact timing (real time) you used to draw the strokes can be played back and rendered. You
can also adjust the playback speed to fit the timing you want. You can also create new strokes by blending existing
strokes, both in space and in time.
Vector Paint supports the Wacom and Creation Station tablets' pressure-stylus and erase functions.
Note: The Vector Paint options menu contains some unique commands and settings that are not otherwise accessible.
Open this menu by clicking the Vector Paint toolbar options button when a painting tool is selected.
When you use Vector Paint on a layer, you can start over at any time by deleting all strokes or the Vector Paint effect
itself. To delete the effect, select Vector Paint in the Effect Controls panel and press Delete or Backspace.

To paint with the Vector Paint effect (Pro only)

Select the Selection tool
1
In either the Composition or Timeline panel, select the layer on which you want to paint.
2
3 Choose Effect > Paint >Vector Paint. The Vector Paint effect appears and is selected in the Effect Controls panel,
and the Vector Paint toolbar appears on the left side of the Composition panel.
Note: This toolbar appears only when Vector Paint is selected (highlighted) in the Effect Controls panel. If the rulers in
the Composition panel interfere with your view of the Vector Paint toolbar, choose View > Hide Rulers.
in the Tools panel.
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