You can also draw a custom mask around shapes in your composition. Click your mouse to place a point, then click your mouse in the location where you want to place the next point. Another point will appear, as well as a line connecting the two points. Do the same to add more points until you complete your mask.
To use the Pen tool, click on the first location in your composition. A point will appear. Next, click on the next location. If you want to create custom mask shapes, you can also use the Pen tool in the Tools panel. It looks like this: You can adjust the opacity or other properties until you achieve the results you want. Next, go to the Timeline panel. You can see your mask listed. Next, select a shape tool from the Tools panel, such as the Rectangle tool, and drag to draw the shape on your composition, as shown below. To draw a mask, select the layer for which you want to add a mask. Note that if you do not select the layer, it will add a shape instead of a mask. The masked part of the layer will be the only part of the layer that shows. Using our composition below as an example once again, we want to create a mask for the layer that is showing. Use a mask to create a reflection and a vignette
Not only do masks allow you to decide what can be seen or not seen in a layer, they also allow you to add effects to just a part of a layer while leaving other parts intact. Masks will become an integral part of working in After Effects for anyone who uses the program on a regular basis.
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