# How to ignore masking on one particular child

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-ignore-masking-on-one-particular-child/254979>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 17, 2008, 10:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-ignore-masking-on-one-particular-child/254979 "2008-03-17T22:14:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![darknean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bb73d2/32.png) [@darknean](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/darknean)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2008, 10:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-ignore-masking-on-one-particular-child/254979/1 "2008-03-17T22:14:44Z")

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Hi everyone,

I was working with masks today and something was bugging me… For example, I have a Movieclip and 2 Childs:

- Parent: Movieclip
- Child of Movieclip: Mask
- Child of Movieclip: Shadow

Now, Mask is working properly for Movieclip and is also applying the mask effect to Shadow. I would like Shadow to stay behind Movieclip but to ignore the Mask effect.

Is it possible? Or should Shadow be adopted by Stage instead of Movieclip?