# Bitmap Tracing

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bitmap-tracing/162656>\
**Category:** design\
**Created:** [September 15, 2005, 3:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bitmap-tracing/162656 "2005-09-15T03:33:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![rinser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecc23a/32.png) [@rinser](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rinser)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2005, 3:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bitmap-tracing/162656/1 "2005-09-15T03:33:23Z")

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Hello, after being inspired by the [[www.nanand78.com](http://www.nanand78.com) ]([http://www.nanand78.com](http://www.nanand78.com) site)site i looked at yesterday, today i tried my hand at something a lot simpler, but basically the same thing.

I am very new to this, i have no training so today i gave it a go.  
Any positive constructive help will really be appreciated thanks.

If you check the attached .fla (in MX2004, if MX required no problem, can send) you’ll see how far i got - not very !  
The problem for me was this : i was able to trace the Buddha image, and i have placed a block of color beind him which comes up. Great.  
But i was unable to trace the remaining image and have another block (or two) slide up those. The remaining image seemed to just join up with the Buddha.

Do i need to make a new layer, seperate from the Buddha’s layer ? I want the Buddha to be one color, the jeep another color. I want colors to slide into their respective shapes…as you can see, i have it going with Buddha but nothing else.

Please let me know my failings ! and have a great day. thanks.  
-dj