# Drawing line effect

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-line-effect/163412>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [September 22, 2005, 7:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-line-effect/163412 "2005-09-22T07:08:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Detch\_Boy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8baadc/32.png) [@Detch\_Boy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Detch_Boy)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 7:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-line-effect/163412/1 "2005-09-22T07:08:32Z")

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hi!

can someone please point me in the right direction for creating a drawing line effect just like writing with a pen on a piece of paper. i think it has something to do with masking but not quite.

thanks in advance

detch