Photoshop masking with Overlord + 30% off everything

Adam Plouff 1 min read

Photoshop can mask layers a lot of different ways, but how does Overlord create these masks in After Effects? Let's go through them together ↓

  • Raster masks
    • Precomp
      • Art
      • Track matte
  • Vector masks
    • Art + mask
  • Both masks
    • Precomp
      • Art + mask
      • Track matte
  • Raster masks on a shape layer
    • Precomp
      • Shape layer
      • Track matte
  • Masks on a group of layers
    • Precomp
      • Precomp + mask
        • Art layers
      • Track matte

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