# Fading Mask

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fading-mask/32847
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [October 12, 2003, 4:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fading-mask/32847 "2003-10-12T04:48:10Z")
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### Author: ![t3chnobolt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@t3chnobolt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/t3chnobolt)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2003, 4:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fading-mask/32847/1 "2003-10-12T04:48:10Z")

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Is there any trick to make a mask so that the edges of it get more and more transparent besides making a gradient of the backround? Say if that backround was too complicated to make a gradient.