General (macOS). Select Center Anchor Point In New Shape Layers, and click OK.The anchor point is the reference point After Effects uses when it changes a layer’s position,
scale, or rotation. By default, a shape layer’s anchor point is at the center of the composition.
Selecting Center Anchor Point In New Shape Layers positions the anchor point in the center of
the first shape you draw on a layer.
4. Select the Star tool ( ), hidden behind the Rectangle tool ( ) in the Tools panel.5. Drag a small star in the sky.The shape appears in the Composition panel, and After Effects adds a shape layer named Shape
Layer 1 to the Timeline panel.
6. Select the Shape Layer 1 layer name, press Enter or Return, change the layer name to Star
1 , and press Enter or Return to accept the change.Applying a fill and stroke
You can change the color of a shape by modifying its Fill settings in the Tools panel. Clicking
the word Fill opens the Fill Options dialog box, where you can select the kind of fill, its blending
mode, and its opacity. Clicking the Fill Color box opens the Adobe Color Picker if the fill is
solid or the Gradient Editor if the fill is a gradient.