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I am new to Adobe After Effects. I saw a video and am trying to duplicate an animation effect they did. However, shortly into the video they select the pen tool, and then a little to the right in the toolbar, you can clearly see options for what I believe are "fill" (or color) and "stroke" before the rotobezier checkbox. (Yes I know, it's in Spanish, apologies.)
However, in my toolbar when I click the pen, I don't get these same buttons/tools/whatever:
I have tried messing around in menus, looking all over the place, but I cannot seem to figure this out - can anyone help me get those two options into my toolbar?
You probably have a layer selected in the timeline. When a layer is selected the pen tool defaults to mask mode. Deselect all layers before choosing the pen tool and see if that works.
hope this helps,
Angie Taylor | http://www.creativecabin.co.uk
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You probably have a layer selected in the timeline. When a layer is selected the pen tool defaults to mask mode. Deselect all layers before choosing the pen tool and see if that works.
hope this helps,
Angie Taylor | http://www.creativecabin.co.uk
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Thank you!!!!!
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No problem, happy to help 🙂
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Thank you 😊
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TYVM!
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Thank you.
Also how do I deselect a layer?
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F2 to deselect a layer
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A big thank you for answering what should never have been a thing need questioning. #adobethings
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thanks for your help
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thank you! life saver
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Thank you so much!
It worked
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Thank you!
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And if the problem persists after no layer is selected?
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Thank you aunty ❤️