Stroke Effect Sequence

[Roland R. kahlenberg]

Try cutting the masks, CTRL+X, and pasting the mask shapes onto a temporary layer. Then paste them into the layer in the order you want them to be stroked.
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customizable animated backdrops with Adobe After Effects project files

[Cutter Johnston]

OK. This will be a lot of work (20-70 masks each instance) but I will give it a go. Thanks!