# Creating 'tentacle' effect?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-tentacle-effect/295246>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 27, 2009, 6:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-tentacle-effect/295246 "2009-08-27T06:21:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chuckles66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/77aa72/32.png) [@Chuckles66](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Chuckles66)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2009, 6:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-tentacle-effect/295246/1 "2009-08-27T06:21:14Z")

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I am looking to create a ‘tentacle’ like effect for a flash animation. A frame by frame animation is not ideal as it is arduous and not very easily manipulated.

I have attached an fla of the effect I am looking for. Ideally it would be a line that snakes in and grows thicker at the back end. I can create it in the way included in the fla but it is not very portable and i cannot overlay different tentacles.

I think that a layer mask would be good but I cannot think of a way to go about it.

Does anybody have any suggestions?