# Hey all. Why do my shapes take a bite out of each other?

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**Created:** [April 1, 2008, 4:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hey-all-why-do-my-shapes-take-a-bite-out-of-each-other/256234 "2008-04-01T04:12:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dubious\_Drewski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85e7bf/32.png) [@Dubious\_Drewski](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dubious_Drewski)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 4:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hey-all-why-do-my-shapes-take-a-bite-out-of-each-other/256234/1 "2008-04-01T04:12:55Z")

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Let’s say I have a shape on the stage. I then draw another shape that partially covers the first shape. Now if I move the new shape, it leaves a blank space where it was in the original shape. Why is that?

If I have drawn out a bunch of shapes to be my background, but I want to to put a giant square behind it all, how can I do that?