Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This updated tutorial shows how to turn your footage into an animated watercolor painting in Adobe After Effects with the "Watercolor Painting Effect", available at creationeffects.com/watercolor-painting-effect
This AE template includes 4 unique watercolor looks to choose from - two very stylized, artistic looks, and two more realistic and subdued looks. Also included are custom ink bleed effects, which you can use to create watercolor reveals and ink bleed transitions. All of the effects can be customized with easy controls, so you can perfectly tailor the painting look for your footage. The template also includes 30 different animated paper & canvas textures that you can use with your painting. The Stop Motion Effect makes the animation look like multiple photos edited together.
Features:
• 30 animated paper textures to choose from
• 'Stop Motion Effect' for giving your animation a hand crafted look
• 'Watery Distortion' and other extra effects for enhancing your watercolor painting animation
• Mattes, borders, and frames for displaying your watercolor animation
• Custom ink bleeds
This updated tutorial shows how to turn your footage into an animated watercolor painting in Adobe After Effects with the "Watercolor Painting Effect", available at creationeffects.com/watercolor-painting-effect
This AE template includes 4 unique watercolor looks to choose from - two very stylized, artistic looks, and two more realistic and subdued looks. Also included are custom ink bleed effects, which you can use to create watercolor reveals and ink bleed transitions. All of the effects can be customized with easy controls, so you can perfectly tailor the painting look for your footage. The template also includes 30 different animated paper & canvas textures that you can use with your painting. The Stop Motion Effect makes the animation look like multiple photos edited together.
Features:
• 30 animated paper textures to choose from
• 'Stop Motion Effect' for giving your animation a hand crafted look
• 'Watery Distortion' and other extra effects for enhancing your watercolor painting animation
• Mattes, borders, and frames for displaying your watercolor animation
• Custom ink bleeds
