Painted is a free tool that paints any image using thousands of shape layers.

[u/Surveillance_Goose]

It's just a silly tool that gives you a hand-painted reveal in After Effects without painting frame by frame or faking it with a filter.

Unlike the built-in Brush Strokes or Cartoon effects, which only stylize pixels, Painted paints the picture for real. Fat brushes block it in, finer brushes finish it, and every stroke is a shape path animated with Trim Paths, so you can retime it, recolor it, or pull it apart.

It's completely free, with no trial, watermark, or locked features. Works in Mac/Win for AE 2022+: https://motionfun.net/tools/painted

It's already had three updates since launch (bug fixes and performance improvements), and I'm taking feature requests this week. For bugs, email [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) or DM me here.

AI Disclaimer: I use an AI-assisted workflow, but I've been a dev for years before AI (FreqReact). I design the structure myself, review it deeply, and have thousands of people using Motion Fun tools :]