Apple Motion 4 - Manual (Page 1068)

Note: The Bezier Mask tool is located in the Mask tools section of the Toolbar.
Bezier Mask tool
The Bezier Tool HUD appears. (If it does not appear, press F7.) To change the color of the
shape before it is drawn, use the color controls in this HUD. Select the Outline checkbox
to create an outline with the shape. The Width slider adjusts the width of the outline.
Once the shape is created, the Shape HUD appears.
Note: Outlines can be added and edited after a shape is drawn.
2 Click in the Canvas to draw the first point.
3 To add additional points to further define the shape, do one of the following:
• Click to make a linear corner point.
• Click, then drag to make a curved Bezier point, adjusting it to the shape you want.
Note: Press Shift while making a curved point to constrain its tangents to 45-degree
angles.
While you’re drawing a shape, you can also use any of the point-editing procedures
described below to move and adjust existing control points prior to finishing the shape.
You can adjust any control point except the first one you created, because clicking the
first point closes the shape.
1068 Chapter 17 Using Shapes, Masks, and Paint Strokes