# Lighting Mask

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lighting-mask/34205>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 29, 2003, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lighting-mask/34205 "2003-10-29T19:31:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Repsaj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/919ad9/32.png) [@Repsaj](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Repsaj)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lighting-mask/34205/1 "2003-10-29T19:31:42Z")

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Hi…im trying to make a lighting mask for a picture…\*.bmp (or should it be .jpg or?)

But it doesnt work…i followed the tutorial for making a lighting mask for text…that did work…i tried a lot, but dont know it anymore…please help!!  
thnx…

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2003, 10:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lighting-mask/34205/2 "2003-10-31T10:17:42Z")

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Start from the begining the tutorial. Are you sure you have 3 layers as it says? If you put an image make sure that there is nothing else except the letters.