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zach13939882
Participant
April 8, 2018
Question

Brush tool only making dots

  • April 8, 2018
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I am trying to do a scribble effect for a music video I am working on but When I try to use the brush tool in After effects to create strokes, lines, etc., the brush only makes a dot and doesn't follow through with my mouse. Any way to fix this? I think i might be doing something wrong but nobody else seems to have this issue.

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    Maze Kyodai
    Participant
    June 10, 2020

    Experienced Solution:

    "Window"
    then
    "Brush Settings"

    then
    putting off the hook from "structure"
    (left side of the boxmenu)

    sunilm24613038
    sunilm24613038
    Participant
    January 27, 2019

    I think it has to do with a drawing tablet. I found this out when I was drawing in touch mode. It used to work endlessly. After I used my friends drawing tablet, it had this problem. To fix it, every time you do one stroke, you have to press the Pressure Stylus Enable Button. It is pretty annoying but it works.

    aminum73013047
    aminum73013047
    Participant
    June 2, 2018

    OMG! same thing happened to me, i was trying to do apply scribble effect i learnt from Okblizz for my Music Video but everytime i try to draw with the brush tool, it makes dots and its annoying tbh lol, but i fixed it by just updating the version of my After Effects.

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    paulscottfilms
    Inspiring
    June 4, 2018

    I had this problem. It occurred with one user setting and not my other.

    Therefore I thought a problem in the panel menu.

    In the panel Menu top right with Brush selected it will have a picture of a brush and and arrow.

    Click the arrow.

    Select the box which says  current tool only.

    It fixed the problem for me. I am in latest update version.

    paulscottfilms@gmail.com

    angie_taylor
    angie_taylor
    Legend
    April 30, 2018

    Change your Brush Duration setting to "Write On"

      Vidya Sagar
      Adobe Employee
      Vidya Sagar
      Adobe Employee
      April 25, 2018

      Hi All,

      The new patch of After Effects(15.1.1) fixed this issue & is live in Creative Cloud app. Please update and let us know the status.

      Thanks,

      Vidya

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        beethovenb82033901
        Participant
        April 30, 2018

        Still not working for me

        angie_taylor
        angie_taylor
        Legend
        April 23, 2018

        To fix this issue, rest your After Effects preferences. Also, if you are using. Wacom pen there are some known issues so update this to the latest driver. If theses steps don’t work then you can change your After Effects version by going to the Creative Cloud app. Unistall your current version. Then if you choose to view all versions you can select the version to install and run that installer. It is all done from your Creative Cloud control panel. See link below for further instructions.

        can you please mark the correct answer that helped you so that this thread is marked as resolved and so that others can easily find the solution. Thanks :-)

        Install a previous version of any Creative Cloud application

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        Jake Low
        Participating Frequently
        April 23, 2018

        I'm having the exact same issue after the update. Older versions of After Effects work fine.

        lenat49509827
        lenat49509827
        Participant
        April 21, 2018

        im having the exact same issue! OP how did you revert your version back? Are you still in trial mode?

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        tylerf9601686
        Participating Frequently
        April 21, 2018

        No, I subscribed and it gave me the option to download previous versions. It seems that's the only way.

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        taylorb4232686
        Participant
        April 20, 2018

        I can confirm that I was having this same problem; I reverted to the most recent earlier version (15.1 rather than 15.0.1) and the problem was resolved.

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          tylerf9601686
          Participating Frequently
          April 20, 2018

          Ok so how do I revert back to a previous version. I have access to CC but I only see one option for download

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          tylerf9601686
          Participating Frequently
          April 20, 2018

          I reverted back and problem is solved thanks everyone.

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            tylerf9601686
            Participating Frequently
            April 18, 2018

            So when will it be fixed. I'm having the same issue.

            Dave_LaRonde
            Dave_LaRonde
            Inspiring
            April 18, 2018

            If Adobe follows true to form, in about 3-4 months.  If you're not that patient, revert to the previous update!

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            tylerf9601686
            Participating Frequently
            April 18, 2018

            I am currently using the trial version of After Effects Pro. If I buy into the subscription, will I be able to download a previous version of after effects or will I be stuck with this updated version leaving me with the same issue?

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