Very prominently used in the movie "What Dreams may come", this effect will turn your footage into paintings. Because it uses optical flow algorithms, paint daubs will not flicker as much as when using other tools. Another advantage is, that because of that, placement of the strokes is more natural and follows the contours of elements, which is how you would paint a real painting. the addition of a "Pro" companion effect also allows you to define your own brush shapes and use the same algorithms for placing them in a pleasing manner.