# How do I create a dynamic shadow?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-create-a-dynamic-shadow/68361>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 25, 2004, 11:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-create-a-dynamic-shadow/68361 "2004-10-25T11:19:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![sheena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e8cbc/32.png) [@sheena](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sheena)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 11:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-create-a-dynamic-shadow/68361/1 "2004-10-25T11:19:59Z")

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Can anyone help with this…I have a balloon that flies using the arrow keys, I want to give it a shadow that follows the movement of the balloon, increases in size as the ballon gets closer to the ground and smaller when it flies higher…any ideas?