# How do I create a squiggle of paint effect?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-create-a-squiggle-of-paint-effect/240510>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 3, 2007, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-create-a-squiggle-of-paint-effect/240510 "2007-10-03T16:00:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![MissB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@MissB](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MissB)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2007, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-create-a-squiggle-of-paint-effect/240510/1 "2007-10-03T16:00:47Z")

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[SIZE=3][FONT=Arial]I have no idea how to do this, can someone explain or provide fla:[/FONT][/SIZE]

[FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]I have a tube of paint and I need to animate a squiggle of paint being squeezed from the tube, can anyone tell me how to create the squiggle of paint effect? I have tried various masked tweens – motion and shape but no success. Has anyone got a better/cleaner way of doing this?[/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Thanks a mill in advance![/SIZE][/FONT]