TUTORIAL ARTICLE

Beginner

6 min

Add shapes to your composition

Add to your composition using the different shapes available in After Effects.

What you learned

Use the shape tool

Add rectangles, squares, circles, and polygons to your composition with the shape tool. Modifiers like the Shift key and Command or MacOS or Control on Windows give you precise control of the shape and placement.

Change shape properties

Customize your shapes with fill and stroke options likes gradients and blend modes. Adjust properties like size, roundness, blend modes, and other modifiers to bring your vision to life.

Group shapes with a Shape layer

Adding multiple shapes to a single Shape layer allows you to modify them at the same time.


Instruction and illustration by

Jess Libby

11 December 2024

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