# Applying a gradient color without a form

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/applying-a-gradient-color-without-a-form/33583>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 21, 2003, 9:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/applying-a-gradient-color-without-a-form/33583 "2003-10-21T09:58:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Arowana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4af34b/32.png) [@Arowana](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Arowana)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 9:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/applying-a-gradient-color-without-a-form/33583/1 "2003-10-21T09:58:03Z")

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Imagine a whant to do a spinning sphere. To do that I use a normal Oval form but then i whant to apply a gradient that goes from the inside left to the inside rigth of the sphere…ok!  
To have the effect i aplly a tweening motion to the gradient ( and an APLHA increasing and decreasing gradient)… it´s like the reflection of a ligth that goes from left to rigth on the sphere.  
The problem is:

i only can aplly a gradient color ( this gradient is like a ligth) to a form ( is that true?)  
if so, when the gradient appear all is movement , the borders of the form were the gradient exist will be over the inside of the sfere , and that gives me a image (were the gradient is) over the sphere!!! (like 2 different images one over the other)

Is there a way to aplly just a gradient ( without a form ) witch can be like smood ON the sphere while it´s in motion, and giving us the inpression that the sphere is speening?

Thanks