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Adobe After Effects Help Using Vector Paint (PB only)
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Shift + Alt + Page Up (Windows) or Shift + Option + Page Up (Mac OS): Move selected
strokes 10 frames earlier on the Timeline.
Shift + Alt + Page Down (Windows) or Shift + Option + Page Down (Mac OS): Move
selected strokes 10 frames later on the Timeline.
Drawing strokes
Shift + B: Blend selected strokes
Shift + I: Draw sequential blend strokes on intermediate frames between selected strokes
that were drawn on different frames
Shift + J: Close selected stroke (connect start and end points)
Shift + 2: Create stroke sequence in the order in which the selected strokes were drawn
Scale selected strokes
Alt + plus sign (+) on the numeric keypad (Windows) or Option + plus sign (+) on the
numeric keypad (Mac OS): Scale up by 1%.
Alt + minus sign (-) on the numeric keypad (Windows) or Option + minus sign (-) on the
numeric keypad (Mac OS): Scale down by 1%.
Alt + (Windows) or Option + (Mac OS): Increase the vertical scale (height) by 1%.
Alt + (Windows) or Option + (Mac OS): Decrease the vertical scale (height) by 1%.
Alt + (Windows) or Option + (Mac OS): Increase the horizontal scale (width) by 1%.
Alt + (Windows) Option + (Mac OS): Decrease the horizontal scale (width) by 1%.
Rotate selected strokes
+ (on the numeric keypad): Rotate clockwise by 1°.
- (on the numeric keypad): Rotate counterclockwise by 1°.
Reposition selected strokes
or : Nudge the position up, down, right, or left by 1 pixel.
Amplifying transformations
Combine the Scale, Rotate, and Reposition keyboard shortcuts with the following keys to
alter the transformation:
• Shift + transform shortcut: Increase increment by a factor of 10.
• Ctrl + transform shortcut (Windows) or Command +transform shortcut (Mac OS): Scale or
rotate selected strokes individually (not as a group).