# Gradient masks **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gradient-masks/220817 **Category:** Uncategorized **Created:** [March 29, 2007, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gradient-masks/220817 "2007-03-29T14:52:01Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![paintshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e68b1a/32.png) [@paintshark](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/paintshark) #### Post date: [March 29, 2007, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gradient-masks/220817/1 "2007-03-29T14:52:01Z")
I’m tryin to figure out a way to gradually erase lines that are on a bit mapped image. I figured a good way to do it would be to put a square which is filled with a gradient going from black to clear. The square is traveling on a path and while I got the mask to work it only appears as a solid square and not the gradient (i.e. gradual fade effect) that I was looking for. Any thoughts on how to cure the problem would be much appreciated. Thnx- paintshark