# How to animate masks? STUCK!

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**Created:** [February 4, 2004, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-animate-masks-stuck/100992 "2004-02-04T16:46:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![subhashls](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58956e/32.png) [@subhashls](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/subhashls)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-animate-masks-stuck/100992/1 "2004-02-04T16:46:53Z")

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Hi,

I have the following logo:

![](http://www.drpoef.com/chuchu.jpg)

I want to make an effect as the image is being traced on the screen, because it is letters interwined. I went to Flash MX, imported the image, made a layer above it, and made it a mask.

The mask layer is a white oval, and when I mask it, it shows up as I wanted, which is the only part of the logo shown is through the oval.

When I tried to make a motion tween or shape tween to the oval, it wont move in the path that I want. I want it to start at the top right, and move down to finish one letter, and go on from there. I just cant get it to move in the path I want.

Any help would be greatly greatly appreciated. I dont know what stupid mistake I am making, but am totally stuck.

The file is located here:

[http://www.drpoef.com/temp/stuck.fla](http://www.drpoef.com/temp/stuck.fla)

Thanks in advance.