About aescripts + aeplugins Paint & Stick

Paint & Stick extends After Effects by allowing artists to paint raster strokes directly in the comp view, preserving the context of other layers, effects, track mattes and adjustment layers. Its patented Stick technology paints onto rendered Cinema 4D frames without requiring 3D objects inside After Effects; a single painted frame propagates across the whole animation. The plugin provides customizable onion‑skinning for cel animation and can be applied to adjustment layers. A free Sticky Pass export plugin for Cinema 4D (R14‑R20) creates multi‑pass renders compatible with the workflow. Version 2 introduces a Brush Palette with scattering, shape and color dynamics, a fill brush, keyboard shortcuts, and support for Adobe Photoshop brushes via an export tool. Fast Draw mode renders strokes on the UI for smooth performance up to 4K resolution.

Features

• Paint directly in the comp window, in context of other layers such as effects, track mattes and adjustment layers
• Patented Stick technology paints onto rendered 3D images with no 3D objects required in After Effects; paint on one frame sticks to the whole animation
• Customizable onion skinning in the comp for cel animation, usable on adjustment layers as well
• Custom textured brushes and Adobe Photoshop brushes (via the provided export tool), plus capturing any part of the comp as a brush with transparency by holding a modifier key and clicking
• Brush Palette with parameters including Scattering, Shape and Color Dynamics, along with a fill brush and keyboard shortcuts
• Fast Draw mode that draws strokes on the UI for smooth performance, working even at 4K
• Free Sticky Pass export plugin for Cinema 4D that treats Paint & Stick passes as multi-pass render passes

Best for

Cel animators who need frame‑by‑frame painting in After Effects and motion designers who want to paint directly onto Cinema 4D renders within their compositions.