Drawing a polygon

Creating custom shapes

Though there are only five shape tools, you can modify the paths you draw to create a wide variety of shapes. The Polygon tool, in particular, gives you great flexibility.

You’ll use it to create rotating sun shapes in the background.

By default, the Polygon tool draws a shape using the settings of the last shape drawn with that tool. However, by adjusting the points, position, rotation, outer radius, outer roundness, and other values, you can dramatically alter the initial shape. You’ll modify a simple polygon to create a much more interesting shape.

1 Select the Polygon tool (), which is hidden behind the Rectangle tool ().

2 Drag a polygon shape in the Composition area.

_ Tip: While you’re dragging the shape, you can press the spacebar to reposition the shape in the Composition panel.

3 In the Timeline panel, expand Shape Layer 1 > Polystar 1 > Polystar Path 1.

4 Change the Points to 6, the Rotation to 0 degrees, and the Outer Radius to 150.

5 Change the Outer Roundness to -500%.

_ Tip: You can change settings to values below 0 and above 100% for more dramatic results.

6 Hide the Polystar Path 1 properties.

7 Click the word Fill in the Tools panel to open the Fill Options dialog box. Select the Solid Color icon (), and then click OK.

8 Click the Fill Color box, and select a bright yellow. (We used R= 250, G=250, B=0.) Click OK.

9 Click the Stroke Color box, and select a bright gray. (We used R=230, G=230, B=230.) Click OK.

10 Change the Stroke Width in the Tools panel to 5 pixels to emphasize the stroke.

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