Unable to modify colors in a mask (and pretty desperate!)

Hi everyone!
I'm a new Motion 5 user -a total rookie.
I'm trying to get a mask to desaturate a face (classic "demon face") but as soon as I complete the mask with the bezier tool it turns white (unlike in many tutorials where I can still see the face).
Next I try to add effects (such as desaturation) but nothing seems to affect the mask. It does affect my (whole) clone layer, but the mask remains white.
The same happens when I want to add generators from the library: the whole image gets the effect and I just can't make it apply to the mask only.
Any tips, please?

Thanks for such quick reply.
When you say "to the left", you mean to the left of these tools below the canvas?
If so, I can't see any other ones. Maybe it's my interface setup?
I really apreciate your help. My FX editor has just vanished and I'm to submit a short film to a festival before Sept. 15th... and I'm just starting with Motion!!!

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