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A more flexible setup is to use a Background node to set the size that matches the image you
are painting on. In the Inspector, the background would be set to be fully transparent. Then, the
Paint tool can be merged as the foreground over the actual image you want to paint on.
A Paint node merged over the top of a MediaIn for more flexibility
Types of Paint Strokes
Paint stroke types located in the viewer toolbar
To begin working with the Paint tool, first select the paint stroke type from the Paint toolbar
above the viewer. There are ten stroke types to choose from as well as two additional tools for
selecting and grouping paint strokes. The stroke types and tools are described below in the
order they appear in the toolbar.
Multistroke: Although this is the default selection and the first actual brush type in
the toolbar, Multistroke is not typically the stroke type most often used. However, it’s
perfect for those 100-strokes-per-frame retouching paint jobs like removing tracking
markers. Multistroke is much faster than the Stroke type but is not editable after it is
created. By default, Multistroke lasts for one frame and cannot be modified after it
has been painted. Use the Duration setting in the Stroke controls to set the number
of frames before painting. A shaded area of the Multistroke duration is visible but not
editable in the Keyframes Editor. While Multistrokes aren’t directly editable, they can be
grouped with the PaintGroup modifier, then tracked, moved, and rotated by animating
the PaintGroup instead.
Clone Multistroke: Similar to Multistroke but specifically meant to clone elements from
one area or image to the other. Perfect for those 100-strokes-per-frame retouching
paint jobs like removing tracking markers. Clone Multistroke is faster than the Stroke
type but is not editable after it is created. By default, Clone Multistroke lasts for one
frame and cannot be modified after it has been painted. Use the Duration setting in
the Stroke controls to set the number of frames before painting. A shaded area of the
Clone Multistroke duration is visible but not editable in the Keyframes Editor.
Stroke: In most cases, the Stroke tool is what people think of when they think of paint
and is the tool of choice for most operations. It is a fully animatable and editable vector-
based paint stroke. It can become slow if hundreds of strokes are used in an image;
when creating a lot of paint strokes, it is better to use Multistroke. The Stroke type has a
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