AfterEffects

Shortcuts for working with paint tools

Result

Windows

Mac OS

Swap paint background color and foreground colors

X

X

Set paint foreground color to black and background color to white

D

D

Set foreground color to the color currently under any paint tool pointer

Alt-click

Option-click

Set foreground color to the average color of a 4-pixel x 4-pixel area under any paint tool pointer

Ctrl+Alt-click

Command+Option-click

Set a paint tool’s brush size

Ctrl-drag

Command-drag

Set a paint tool’s brush hardness

Ctrl-drag, then release Ctrl while dragging

Command-drag, then release Command while dragging

Join current paint stroke to the previous stroke

Hold Shift while beginning stroke

Hold Shift while beginning stroke

Set starting sample point to point currently under Clone Stamp tool pointer

Alt-click

Option-click

Momentarily activate Eraser tool with Last Stroke Only option

Ctrl+Shift

Command+Shift

Show and move overlay. (Change aligned Clone Stamp tool’s Offset value or change unaligned Clone Stamp tool’s Source Position value.)

Alt+Shift-drag with Clone Stamp tool

Option+Shift-drag with Clone Stamp tool

Duplicate a Clone Stamp tool preset in Paint panel

Alt-click the preset

Option-click the preset

Set a paint tool’s opacity

Digit on numeric keypad (e.g., 9=90%, 1=10%)*

Digit on numeric keypad (e.g., 9=90%, 1=10%)*

Set a paint tool’s opacity to 100%

. (decimal) on numeric keypad*

. (decimal) on numeric keypad*

Set a paint tool’s flow

Shift+a digit on numeric keypad (e.g., 9=90%, 1=10%)*

Shift+a digit on numeric keypad (e.g., 9=90%, 1=10%)*

Set a paint tool’s flow to 100%

Shift+. (decimal) on numeric keypad*

Shift+. (decimal) on numeric keypad*

Move earlier or later by number of frames specified for stroke Duration

Ctrl+Page Up or Ctrl+Page Down

Command+Page Up or Command+Page Down