# kirupa.com - Masking Effect Using Images

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-masking-effect-using-images/356196>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [November 24, 2014, 8:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-masking-effect-using-images/356196 "2014-11-24T08:28:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![kirupa](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/kirupa/32/11616_2.png) [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2014, 8:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-masking-effect-using-images/356196/1 "2014-11-24T08:28:30Z")

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Forget the little spotlight effects that are prevalent on so many sites teaching you how to Mask. This tutorial will help you to create an amazing mask effect on text using a background image. To see how cool that really looks, look at the animation below.

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash5/masking.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash5/masking.htm)