# \_brightness? just like \_alpha?
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-brightness-just-like--alpha/96326
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [December 7, 2003, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-brightness-just-like--alpha/96326 "2003-12-07T23:13:17Z")
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### Author:  [@Lacuna](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Lacuna)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2003, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-brightness-just-like--alpha/96326/1 "2003-12-07T23:13:17Z")
I know that you can a/s adjust the \_alpha of an instance but how do i change the brightness with a/s? \_brightness isnt working and i cant google (or kirupa) the answer. :c)
~~ Seretha :love:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 13, 2003, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-brightness-just-like--alpha/96326/2 "2003-12-13T19:21:39Z")
MTSoul… You were close to the answer… Actualy if you wnat to adjust the brightness… Put 2 color overlays ontop of the movieclip you are trying to brighten…
One Completely black one and one completely white one…
Set both of them at \_alpha = 0 for now…
darken.\_alpha = 0;
lighten.\_alpha = 0;
If you want to darken something up… Change the darken.\_alpha level. If you want to lighten something up, use the lighten.\_alpha level. 😉