Tutorial: Creating Mattes in After Effects

June 16, 2025
ActionVFX Staff
This week we’re taking a quick look at adding mattes to make sure your VFX are appearing behind objects in your scene. In this example, we are adding mattes to make our Explosions erupt from the other side of a large building.
Beginner
After Effects
Full Tutorial
Keying
Software Used
Tutorial: Creating Mattes in After Effects
by ActionVFX Staff
Subscribe
Everything you need to create VFX effects – straight to your inbox.
follow us