Visual Effects Plugins

Sapphire Brush Effect

Simulates the look of an oil painting or chalk drawing by layering brush strokes of different sizes and directions. This effect can be used with one of the following brushes: felt tip, splat, watercolor, stipple, pencil, pastel, sponge, splodge, round, or cubes. In addition, there are controls for adjusting shape, size, orientation, density, lighting, and shading.

I ported this plugin from an AfterEffects plugin company that GenArts acquired. The code was refactored into a Sapphire plugin that can be used in multiple visual effects editors and on multiple operating systems.

Snap To Grid

Sapphire effects have their own node-based editor called Builder that can be used to make new custom effects. I added a feature allowing the user to see a grid and snap nodes to that grid for better layout and organization.