Paint Layer as a Separate Layer

[Andrew Kramer]

Will an adjustment layer work for your situation?

[Alex Kuzelicki]

Hi Andrew,

I tried an Adjustment Layer and I can use it to make masks but not to paint directly on. The paint tools won’t seem to let me get at it. I’m probably missing something obvious.

Just say I wanted to paint a word or shape freehand, I’d like to keep that on a separate layer (to the layer I’m painting over). Is there an easy way to do this?

Thanks kindly for your help, so far.

ALEX KUZELICKI
hybrid@bigpond.net.au

PS – LOVE your Action Movie Essentials and other DVD’s. I’m a stunt performer (IMDB.com me for credits) and they will definitely come in handy for my own short films, etc. Would love a good tutorial on removing wires and rigs… on moving shots (not plate shots). Haven’t come across an AE one that doesn’t give that shimmering effect when the footage plays in real-time. You are the man to do it!!!

[Roland R. kahlenberg]

A bit of a workaround –
1) create a comp and drop your backplate there.
2) drop another layer or a solid (depending on what you’re doing) on top of the backplate layer.
3) set the transparency of the backplate to approx. 50%
4) nest this comp into another comp and start painting
5) when you’re done painting, goto the precomp and switch off the backplate layer.

HTH
Roland Kahlenberg
broadcastGEMs
customizable animated backdrops with Adobe After Effects project files

[Andrew Kramer]

For some reason I thought you were using vector paint. But Rork’s way is great, I’ve also exported a transparent png frame from an empty comp and made the png rgb+alpha. Basically import this as a still frame and it works like footage except it’s completly transparent.

ANdrew

[Alex Kuzelicki]

Thanks guys,

So much appreciated.

ALEX

[Reloaded]

Take a look at this video tutorial… https://forums.creativecow.net/cgi-bin/page_wrapper.cgi?forumid=2&page=https://www.creativecow.net/articles/hansen_jaysen/growing/index.html
Maybe it helps you.