User Guide

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Using Vector Paint (PB only)

3 Choose Effect > Paint >Vector Paint. The Vector Paint effect appears and is selected in

the Effect Controls window, and the Vector Paint toolbar appears on the left side of the

Composition window.

Note: This toolbar appears only when Vector Paint is selected (highlighted) in the Effect

Controls window.

4 Select the paint tool you want to use from the Vector Paint toolbar. For infor-

mation, see “Selecting a painting tool” on page 421.

5 In the Effect Controls window, select the options you want for Brush Settings and

Composite Paint. For information about these settings, see “Specifying a Brush type” on

page 422 and “Selecting Brush Settings options in Effect Controls” on page 422. For infor-

mation about paint compositing, see“Selecting Composite Paint options” on page 427.

6 In the Timeline window, move the Time Marker to the appropriate point in time. For

information about timing, see “Playing back your painting” on page 430 and “Painting

with Shift-Paint Records” on page 434.

7 In the Composition window, drag to draw strokes on the layer.

Note: If the rulers in the Composition window interfere with your view of the Vector Paint

tools, choose View > Hide Rulers.

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. For infor-

mation, see “Playing back your painting” on page 430.

You can also create new strokes by blending existing strokes, both in space and in time.

These can be done only by selecting the strokes you want to use and using keyboard

shortcuts. Another keyboard shortcut will close an open stroke, so that the starting point

and end point are connected. For information on keyboard shortcuts, see online Help.

For information on selecting strokes, see “Selecting strokes” on page 424.

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