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The mask to use if Scribble is set to Single Mask.
Mask
Controls whether the fill is drawn inside the path or creates a scribble along the path. Left Edge draws the
Fill Type
fill along the path's left edge; Right Edge draws the fill along the path's right edge. The left and right edges of a path
are determined by the direction in which the path is drawn. When using the Left Edge or Right Edge fill types on
masks that have tight curves, you get best results by making the Edge Width less than the radius of the curve.
Options for the edge of the scribble if Fill Type is set to an edge.
Edge Options
• Controls the width of the edge.
Edge Width
• Controls the ends of scribble lines. Use Round for stroked lines with semicircular ends; use Butt for
End Cap
stroked lines with squared ends; and use Projecting for stroked lines with squared ends that extend half the line width
beyond the end of the line, making the weight of the line extend equally in all directions around the line. This option
is enabled only if Fill Type is set to Centered Edge.
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Specifies how the corners of a scribble line appear. Use Round for stroked lines with rounded corners; use
Join
Bevel for stroked lines with squared corners; and use Miter for stroked lines with pointed corners.
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Controls when the effect switches from a miter (pointed) join to a bevel (squared-off) join. Specify a
Miter Limit
value between 1 and 500. For example, if the value is set to the default of 4, the effect switches from a miter to a bevel
join when the length of the point reaches four times the stroke weight. A miter value of 1 results in a bevel join. It's
enabled if Join is set to the Miter option.
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Specifies how changes to the effect's Start and End options in the Timeline panel are applied;
Start/End Apply To
Scribble Result affects the scribble in the order in which it is drawn, and Mask Path follows the path of the mask to
create more continuous drawing in or out of the scribble.
Specifies the angle of the scribbled stroke.
Angle
Specifies the width of the stroke. Specify a value from 0.1 to 50.
Stroke Width
Specify the curviness, spacing, and overlap of the scribbled line.
Stroke Options
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Controls the amount of curve at the end of each scribbled stroke. Specify a value between 0˚ and 100˚.
Curviness
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Determines the amount of variance the curviness values can have at each end point. Specify
Curviness Variation
a value between 0% and 100%. A value of 0 gives the scribble sharp corners, while a value of 100 makes the scribble
loopy.
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Spacing and Spacing Variation
width value makes the lines fall next to each other.
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Determines whether the scribble ends at the path, inside the path, or outside the path. Specify 0 to
Path Overlap
make it end at the path, negative values to make it end inside, and positive values to make it end outside. Path Overlap
Variation determines how much each stroke can vary from the value specified for Path Overlap.
Where the drawn stroke starts and ends, as a percentage of the distance from the beginning of the total
Start, End
stroke.
Enabled if Scribble is set to All Masks. If this control is selected, the start and end values apply
Fill Paths Sequentially
to the combined length of the scribbles for all masks. If it isn't selected, the start and end values apply independently
to the scribble for each mask.
Specifies an animation style: Static keeps the scribble constant over time; Jumpy changes from one
Wiggle Type
scribble to the next abruptly; and Smooth changes from one scribble to the next smoothly.
Controls how frequently a new scribble is generated when the Wiggle Type control is set to Smooth
Wiggles/Second
or Jumpy.
The number of pixels between lines and zigzags. Setting a value equal to the stroke
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