# Inverted mask (cutout)?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/inverted-mask-cutout/213812>\
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**Created:** [January 23, 2007, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/inverted-mask-cutout/213812 "2007-01-23T13:40:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![System\_Idle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@System\_Idle](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/System_Idle)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2007, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/inverted-mask-cutout/213812/1 "2007-01-23T13:40:41Z")

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hi, i have had a look around on the forums to see if I could find a solution but couldnt find one.

Is it possible now with flash 8 to create a mask that cuts out from an object?  
I thought the blend (Subtract) options might do it but no.

What i want to do is have a background image (which will be several loaded images), with a block of colour over them, and then some text which is cut out of the coloured block to reveal some of the image below.

I dont want to have to copy/duplicate the image movieclips to create this effect.

is it possible (even with bitmapData)?

thanks