In this lesson with Paint Effects, you learned how to:

• Use preset brushes from the Shelf and the Visor.
• Paint directly in 3D space onto the ground plane or onto 3D objects.
• Select and move strokes in the scene.
• Edit brush and stroke attributes using the Attribute Editor.
• Render paint strokes.
• Use the Paint Effects Panel to paint fully-rendered paint strokes.
• Create a terrain to paint on using the Sculpt Geometry tool.
• Understand the structure and archetype for strokes with tubes.
• Use mesh brush types to paint hard-surface objects.
• Convert mesh brush strokes to polygonal surfaces.

  

You can use Paint Effects to create natural or fantastic scenery, backdrops, and atmospheres. Mesh Brush types are particularly useful for creating polygonal trees that appear strikingly convincing, whether they are viewed close-up or from a distance.

Paint Effects has many other useful techniques not covered in this lesson. With Paint Effects you can:

• Modify strokes to share a single brush, make strokes glow, and animate the movement of strokes.
• Attach a brush to an existing curve (you don’t need to paint a curve).
• Add spring-like behavior to strokes with tubes, or you can make the tubes react to dynamic forces such as wind.
• Create animated textures; for example, falling rain.
• Paint using a Thin Line brush type which allows you to render large numbers of fine tubes much more quickly than the Paint Brush type. This brush type is useful for painting hair.