# Anyone know how this effect is done?
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-know-how-this-effect-is-done/185715
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [April 15, 2006, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-know-how-this-effect-is-done/185715 "2006-04-15T20:16:44Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@BoonDock](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BoonDock)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2006, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-know-how-this-effect-is-done/185715/1 "2006-04-15T20:16:44Z")
Anyone know how the trendy vector art being drawn out effect is done?
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### Author:  [@hybrid101](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hybrid101)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2006, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-know-how-this-effect-is-done/185715/2 "2006-04-16T14:25:59Z")
masking?
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### Author:  [@BoonDock](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BoonDock)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2006, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-know-how-this-effect-is-done/185715/3 "2006-04-16T14:50:11Z")
Yeah how do you do the masking so it looks like it’s being drawn rather than just masked over with a shape?
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### Author:  [@hybrid101](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hybrid101)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2006, 1:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-know-how-this-effect-is-done/185715/4 "2006-04-17T01:42:06Z")
i’d have to guess that they do it frame by frame, which is rather difficult:(
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### Author:  [@BoonDock](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BoonDock)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2006, 2:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-know-how-this-effect-is-done/185715/5 "2006-04-17T02:31:03Z")
aw man, that sux … anyone know of an easier way??
pppllleeeaasssee
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### Author:  [@Cheemiester](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Cheemiester)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2006, 6:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-know-how-this-effect-is-done/185715/6 "2006-04-17T06:32:38Z")
frame by frame animation is the only way to do the “drawing effect” as far as i know. i do mostly frame by frame animations so i’m kind of used to it. it’s not so bad. plus, if you are going to do frame by frame alot, i suggest getting an i-Pen. it’s basically a digital pen for drawing on the computer like tablet PCs.
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### Author:  [@devon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/devon)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2006, 8:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-know-how-this-effect-is-done/185715/7 "2006-04-17T08:50:38Z")
use motion tweens!!
I adopt that you know what is that,
if not then you do not belonge in the flash world!!
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### Author:  [@Mirandir](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mirandir)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2006, 12:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-know-how-this-effect-is-done/185715/8 "2006-04-17T12:05:23Z")
A guy I know said theese effects are easiest done in reverse. You startout by drawing the finished “figure”. Then you do a frame by frame animation removing parts of the sketch. When thats all done you select all frames, right click one of the frames and choose “Reverse Frames”.
/Mirandir
EDIT:A little language improvement…
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### Author:  [@BoonDock](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BoonDock)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2006, 12:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-know-how-this-effect-is-done/185715/9 "2006-04-17T12:17:11Z")
@Mirandir … that sounds like it might not be a bad idea! (i’ll try it and let you know how it goes!)
Thanks! :thumb:
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### Author:  [@Rustyd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rustyd)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2006, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-know-how-this-effect-is-done/185715/10 "2006-04-17T16:15:22Z")
Check this thread:
[COLOR=#122c41][http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=215354[/COLOR][URL=“http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=215354&highlight=rustyd”]](http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=215354)
I basically asked the same question about Handwriting (when you see it appear as if being written on stage) and found that it can either be done by frame-by-frame masking, or erasing.
Erasing seems better as the filesize is a Lot smaller.
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### Author:  [@B\_L\_U\_E](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/B_L_U_E)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2006, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-know-how-this-effect-is-done/185715/11 "2006-04-17T16:30:52Z")
> [@Mirandir](#):
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> A guy I know said theese effects are easiest done in reverse. You startout by drawing the finished “figure”. Then you do a frame by frame animation removing parts of the sketch. When thats all done you select all frames, right click one of the frames and choose “Reverse Frames”.
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> /Mirandir
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> EDIT:A little language improvement…
Wait, that command _exists_ !? Gah I’ve wasted so much time repositioning frames. :fight: