# FMX Easy gradient question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-easy-gradient-question/8254>\
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**Created:** [November 16, 2002, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-easy-gradient-question/8254 "2002-11-16T20:01:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![boristheblade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@boristheblade](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/boristheblade)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2002, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-easy-gradient-question/8254/1 "2002-11-16T20:01:31Z")

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How do you make a gradient go from a given color to transparent?

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**Post date:** [November 16, 2002, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-easy-gradient-question/8254/2 "2002-11-16T21:18:55Z")

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In the color mixer panel when you are editing your gradient, you can click on one of the blocks and choose to use the alpha down to a certain percentage.

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**Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 7:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-easy-gradient-question/8254/3 "2002-12-05T07:25:36Z")

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I have been trying to use the same type of alpha gradient as a mask. It does not seem to work. If you used a liner alpha gradient as a mask over a photo, wouldn’t one side of the photo be completly visable and one side not?

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**Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 9:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-easy-gradient-question/8254/4 "2002-12-05T09:09:35Z")

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Gradient masks don’t work. The \_alpha is not taken into account ☹

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**Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 2:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-easy-gradient-question/8254/5 "2002-12-06T02:16:37Z")

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What a downer. What if you make a gradient\_alpha in photoshop, import the image and then use that as the mask?  
:cool:

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**Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 2:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-easy-gradient-question/8254/6 "2002-12-06T02:26:44Z")

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Nope, because the mask itself does not accept \_alpha properties.

So ☹

You could probably create the fade effect in a circle but in reverse, so it is solid color on the outside and fades in. Then save as a .png .

Then inport it, add it under your mask then use startDrag(true) so it follows your mouse.

Maybe.