Prompts

Speed paint video rough cut prompts

These prompts cut raw footage into a speed paint video (20-60s, 6 beats in order), with the pacing and the usual mistakes written in.

By Sulan Zhang, co-founder of Vyra · Updated 2026-09-24

Format: Speed paint video
Step: Rough cut
Length: 20-60s
Aspect: 9:16
Platforms: TikTok, Reels, Shorts, YouTube

Real examples from @sulansart

At a glance


Target length	20-60s
Beat order	0-1s: finished piece, one frame; 1-4s: blank surface, first strokes fast; 4-30s: block-in and mid layers, steady fast; 30-40s: one slowdown on a detail, then fast again; 40-50s: final details, slowing down; 50-60s: reveal, held, title or signature
Pacing	20x to 80x with 2 or 3 short slowdowns on the best strokes
Hook	Finished piece for half a second, then the blank canvas
Avoid	Bumping the camera; So fast the piece never reads; No slowdowns

Prompt it in Vyra

Minimal:

Make a 60-second speed paint video from these clips. Best takes only.

Standard:

Cut my clips into a 60-second speed paint video for TikTok. Follow this order.
- 0-1s: finished piece, one frame
- 1-4s: blank surface, first strokes fast
- 4-30s: block-in and mid layers, steady fast
- 30-40s: one slowdown on a detail, then fast again
- 40-50s: final details, slowing down
- 50-60s: reveal, held, title or signature
Pacing: 20x to 80x with 2 or 3 short slowdowns on the best strokes.
Keep the strongest clip or take for each part and cut the rest. No captions or music yet.

Full:

Cut my clips into a 60-second speed paint video for TikTok. Follow this order.
- 0-1s: finished piece, one frame
- 1-4s: blank surface, first strokes fast
- 4-30s: block-in and mid layers, steady fast
- 30-40s: one slowdown on a detail, then fast again
- 40-50s: final details, slowing down
- 50-60s: reveal, held, title or signature
Pacing: 20x to 80x with 2 or 3 short slowdowns on the best strokes.
Keep the strongest clip or take for each part and cut the rest. No captions or music yet.
Open with this. Finished piece for half a second, then the blank canvas.
Avoid these. Bumping the camera. So fast the piece never reads. No slowdowns.
Export 9:16. When you're done, list what you cut with timestamps so I can check.

Why these settings

A numbered beat list gives the agent an order to follow. Leave it out and it picks one for you.
Speed paint videos usually run 20-60s on TikTok, Reels, Shorts, and YouTube.
The pacing line (20x to 80x with 2 or 3 short slowdowns on the best strokes) sets how long each clip stays on screen.
The full prompt names the common mistakes up front, so you're less likely to see them in the first cut.
Asking for a list of cuts with timestamps makes the first pass quick to check.

Fixes

Too long. "Cut it to 45 seconds. Drop the weakest part first."
Parts out of order. "Follow the order from my first message exactly."
Wrong clip in a part. "For the 1-4s part, show me other clips I could use, with timestamps."
Something you wanted got cut. "Put back the part where [describe it]." It can find the moment from a description.

FAQ

How long should a speed paint video be? Short versions run 20-60s. Put the number in the first sentence of the prompt so the cut is built around it.

Do I need to trim my clips before uploading? No. Upload the raw clips. Vyra transcribes and describes every scene on upload, so it can find the part that fits each beat.