# Handwriting effect with dynamic masking?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/handwriting-effect-with-dynamic-masking/180698>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 2, 2006, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/handwriting-effect-with-dynamic-masking/180698 "2006-03-02T20:11:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Backslash](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/backslash/32/2194_2.png) [@Backslash](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Backslash)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/handwriting-effect-with-dynamic-masking/180698/1 "2006-03-02T20:11:58Z")

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Okay, I searched the forums and I’m to much of a beginner at flash to make this work by myself, but…I’ve seen examples of handwriting effects and dynamic masking, i’d like to make them work together.  
The dynamic masking effect I found was [here](http://www.sephiroth.it/file_detail.php?id=95#). I looked throught the action script but i’m no pro at it. I believe it would be possible to have it make a line instead of all of the random circles.  
If, instead of following the mouse, it could follow a movie clip on a guide line (maybe even a pencil or someting) then you could draw your text on one layer and have it dynamicaly “unmask” it to make it look like writing.

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 If anyone wants to have a crack at it, offer some help, or redirect me to somewhere where this has been answered before, I would much appreciate it.

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-Backslash