AUGUST 13, 2003
After Effects 6.0 Paint Tools
Part 1: Standard vector painting
by Ko Maruyama
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More paint parameters
The Start and End parameters of the stroke can be edited in the Brush's parameters, whether or not you had originally decided to animate the strokes when you started to paint the spline.[an error occurred while processing this directive]

The color can be animated across time, but it effects the entire stroke, start to end. (Of course you can use grayscale strokes and apply Colorama for seriously cool ramped strokes.)

The parameters of the brush dynamics (Diameter, Angle, Hardness, Roundness, Spacing, Opacity and Flow) can also be changed over time. One nice feature that Adobe gave consideration was the ability to change these dynamics without killing the subtle differences created by stylus pressure or tilt.

Down toward the bottom of the plugin options, you'll see "Channels". Now for anyone who's had experience with Pinnacle's Commotion, you'll know exactly what this does. You can use the stroke to effect the RGB values of the source, the Alpha of the source separately, or both RGB and Alpha together.





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