# Lighting mask

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lighting-mask/34865>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [November 7, 2003, 5:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lighting-mask/34865 "2003-11-07T05:32:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![cardjorg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a183cd/32.png) [@cardjorg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cardjorg)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 5:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lighting-mask/34865/1 "2003-11-07T05:32:08Z")

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hi does anyone know how can I do a lighting mask efect like this  
[http://www.rvanet.com/home.htm](http://www.rvanet.com/home.htm)  
but instead on the text, I wanna do it on the background,  
anyone know a tutorial or just explain it to me  
thanks=) (-:

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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:** [November 7, 2003, 6:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lighting-mask/34865/2 "2003-11-07T06:42:09Z")

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[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash5/lightingmask.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash5/lightingmask.htm)