After Effects: How To Doodle on Videos Using Brush Tool
April 26, 2022 · Mike Murphy
After Effects CC 2022: How To Doodle on Videos Using Brush Tool This tutorial will show you how to draw or doodle on video clips using the Brush Tool in the Paint Panel in Adobe After Effects CC 2022.
**Video Title:
**After Effects CC 2022: How To Doodle on Videos Using Brush Tool
**Description:
**This tutorial will show you how to draw or doodle on video clips using the Brush Tool in the Paint Panel in Adobe After Effects CC 2022.
Note:
In order to use the Brushes in the Paint Panel, you must double-click on the Layer to open the clip as a layer
**Software Used:
**Adobe After Effects CC 2022 (Click To Try or Buy)
**Keyboard Shortcuts::
**Cmd/Ctrl + Right Arrow to move 1 Frame at a time
How To Draw or Doodle on Videos in Adobe After Effects CC 2022:
- Open Composition with Video Layer
- Double-click on the video layer to open as a layer
- Open the Paint Panel (Window…Paint)
- Opacity…100%
- Flow…100%
- Click on the Brush icon and change to Hard Brush (ex 9 pts)
- Click on the color swatch and pick a color
- For Mode…Normal
- Channels…RGBa
- Duration…Custom (or select Single Frame)
- Click on the number and enter 2
- Move Playhead to the beginning
- Draw on Video
- Move Forward 1 Frame (cmd/ctrl + arrow)
- Draw on video
- Repeat down the Timeline until doodles are done
- Repeat to add new doodles or colors
- Press Spacebar to preview animations
- Open Laye to modify Brush Strokes