Embodiments of the present disclosure include positioning a mask over a substrate, wherein the mask has a planar surface separated from a top surface of the substrate by a mask distance, and wherein a mask opening is provided through the planar surface. The method may further include positioning a mask element across the mask opening, the mask element including one or more solid portions and one or more openings, and depositing, through the mask opening, a deposition material onto the substrate, wherein the deposition material has a variable profile as a result of the one or more solid portions and the one or more openings.