Showdown Paint vs. Vector Paint

Showdown! Paint vs. Vector Paint

With all the fantastic options of AE 6's Paint Effects, you may wonder if you will never use Vector Paint again. But Vector Paint still offers a useful option or two.

Although it's meant for specialized effects, the wiggle effect on a stroke is great for imitating stop motion type.

A benefit is that all the strokes are contained within one effect so any composite option will affect all the strokes simultaneously . For example, if you wanted to animate a drawing painting itself, it's best to use Vector Paint (yes, you can use Paint, but you have to animate each stroke separately.