# A Question :D **URL:** \ **Category:** flash\ **Created:** [July 5, 2003, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-question-d/24836 "2003-07-05T19:28:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![VisualAid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9adbd/32.png) [@VisualAid](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VisualAid)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-question-d/24836/1 "2003-07-05T19:28:15Z")
Hey there! :thumb: I am currently working on my first flash website v1.00 and i want it to look really cool i ahve taken a liking to this effect on both this site (portfolio section) [http://www.cgdesign.ch/](http://www.cgdesign.ch/) ^^^^^^^ On the portfolio section the image waves in kinda this is the effect i am after :). and Eg’s Site on the picture that loads up (main page) [http://www.electrongeek.net](http://www.electrongeek.net) On electron geek’s site (great site) the text box’s kinda U shape in all at the same time this is the effect i am after. The effects i need is how do they make the picture effect part of the picture shows up sliding across to reveal the other part it’s a quick thing but looks really effective. How do i do this in idiot’s term and how do i maybe customize it? If you dont know which effect i mean i will try and explain more to you :). ALL HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-question-d/24836/2 "2003-07-05T20:22:05Z")
oh, now i get it! use masking with shape tween clear? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-question-d/24836/3 "2003-07-05T20:25:24Z")
Some more information wouldnt go a miss. I’m not great at flash and i still dont get how to do it :/. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-question-d/24836/4 "2003-07-05T20:42:04Z")
you create new layer, make it a mask and make animation… simple! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 9:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-question-d/24836/5 "2003-07-05T21:28:48Z")
it’s not simple dude! what do i do in the animation what do i do with the mask? what type of animation? Is their boundaries? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 10:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-question-d/24836/6 "2003-07-05T22:35:26Z")
fluid\_0ne, this will be a warning. If you’re going to reply to a post, please make sure it’s not a one word reply. Also explain your answer in more detail. Visualaid, I made a simple FLA file for you to study. What it contains is 2 layers, 1 is for the mask and the other one is for the box being masked. What I did was shape tween the mask to create the “U” shape you’re referring to. I hope helps, enjoy. =) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 8:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-question-d/24836/7 "2003-07-06T08:34:20Z")
My hero 🙂 :thumb: