# Could someone please point me in the right direction **URL:** \ **Category:** flash\ **Created:** [September 27, 2004, 10:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/could-someone-please-point-me-in-the-right-direction/65572 "2004-09-27T22:26:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kevhonda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8e8cbc/32.png) [@kevhonda](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kevhonda)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2004, 10:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/could-someone-please-point-me-in-the-right-direction/65572/1 "2004-09-27T22:26:24Z")
i use this site all the time b/c of its easy to use tutorials. However i cant find this on any site could someone explain how this is done on this site, its a photoshop image im sure but how did they seperate it and have the lines glaring only in certain spots. [http://www.paretologic.com/xoftspy/?hop=syabab](http://www.paretologic.com/xoftspy/?hop=syabab) thanks to whoever helps! ---
**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:** [September 27, 2004, 11:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/could-someone-please-point-me-in-the-right-direction/65572/2 "2004-09-27T23:08:22Z")
You mean the bits of extra light that glow in the top image? That’s a photoshop image, yes… but the glare is flash. ---
**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:** [September 27, 2004, 11:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/could-someone-please-point-me-in-the-right-direction/65572/3 "2004-09-27T23:18:08Z")
![](http://www.costumesgalore.net/groups/wizard_of_oz/Scarecrow.gif) I think you should go that way… but seriously, you might want to look into motion guides, as that might clue you in on how the effect is made… [http://www.mmlab2.rlc.dcccd.edu/intro11/FlashMotionGuide.htm](http://www.mmlab2.rlc.dcccd.edu/intro11/FlashMotionGuide.htm) [http://www.echoecho.com/flashtweenings01.htm](http://www.echoecho.com/flashtweenings01.htm) [http://www.w3schools.com/flash/flash\_guidetween.asp](http://www.w3schools.com/flash/flash_guidetween.asp) ---
**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:** [September 28, 2004, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/could-someone-please-point-me-in-the-right-direction/65572/4 "2004-09-28T20:34:18Z")
thanks for the replies guys i know motion tweening and i dont think its that. I know its a photoshop image and the glare (done in flash) is some sort of mask i can already mask but id like a tutorial to get me close thanks. sites ive done …not finished lol [http://simpletek.dyndns.org](http://simpletek.dyndns.org) [http://tyterydes.dynu.com](http://tyterydes.dynu.com) ---
**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:** [September 28, 2004, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/could-someone-please-point-me-in-the-right-direction/65572/5 "2004-09-28T20:37:13Z")
well, if you know motion guides, then run a small shiny object along the motion guides… you can even duplicate the motion guide layer, give it a stroke of 2 or 3, and then convert Lines to Shapes… after that, make it a mask, and that same motion guide effect can be hidden behind a small, narrow mask shape… i once had a link to a tutorial that would be perfect for what you are trying to do, but i cannot find it…