Apple Motion 5.1.1 User Manual
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Chapter 20
Shapes, masks, and paint strokes
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If you don’t want the shape filled, deselect the Fill checkbox in the Shape HUD or Style pane of
the Shape Inspector.
Note: Solid must be chosen from the Brush Type pop-up menu in the Style pane of the Shape
Inspector for the shape fill options to remain available.
After Fill is deselected, the shape icon in the Layers list becomes a paint stroke icon.
Paint stroke icon
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In the Style pane of the Shape Inspector, choose Airbrush from the Brush Type pop-up menu.
After the Brush Type is changed to Airbrush (or Image), the following occurs:
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The stroke softens because it is using a soft brush type. A paint stroke is comprised of dabs
and the brush type is the source for the dabs. The brush profile can be modified to vary
opacity within the brush. You can apply a custom opacity gradient to the brush profile.
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The Stroke pane becomes available. Use the Stroke pane to set the Stroke Color mode and
Brush Scale parameters, and to adjust various options.
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The Advanced pane becomes available. The Advanced pane contains a single group of
Dynamics controls that allow the dabs of a paint stroke to be animated like particles. For more
information on Dynamics, see
on page 867.
Note: When a paint stroke is created using the Paint Stroke tool in the toolbar, additional
stylus parameters appear in the Advanced pane.
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Use the controls in the Style, Stroke, and Advanced panes of the Shape Inspector to modify or
animate your paint stroke.
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