Paint Effects is a unique paint technology that lets you paint strokes on a 2D canvas to create 2D images or textures, or to paint strokes in a scene to create paint effects in 3D space.
An extremely powerful feature in Autodesk® Maya® is the ability to paint. Maya’s paint tools work like paint brushes, providing you with an intuitive, efficient way to change the properties of your objects or create various effects. In Maya, there are three types of paint tools: Maya® Artisan™ paint tools, the Maya® Paint Effects™ Tool, and the 3D Paint Tool, which is a hybrid of Artisan and Paint Effects.
The topics in this section describe how to paint with the Maya® Paint Effects™ Tool.