# Mask Edge Fade
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mask-edge-fade/117035
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [July 23, 2004, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mask-edge-fade/117035 "2004-07-23T16:30:50Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@wish7](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wish7)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2004, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mask-edge-fade/117035/1 "2004-07-23T16:30:50Z")
Can anyone tell me how to create a mask that has smoothly faded edges?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2004, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mask-edge-fade/117035/2 "2004-07-23T18:08:24Z")
Can’t be done as far as i know. But there is a work around. If your background is a solid color, you can use a block (or whatever shape) that’s a gradient made up of the color of the background (as both colors) with one of those colors’ alpha turned to 0%. Lay this over whatever you want to mask. I know it’s a less than perfect solution but it’s the only thing i can think of to suggest.
Alan
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2004, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mask-edge-fade/117035/3 "2004-07-23T18:55:59Z")
> [@TheRealAlan](#):
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> Can’t be done as far as i know. But there is a work around. If your background is a solid color, you can use a block (or whatever shape) that’s a gradient made up of the color of the background (as both colors) with one of those colors’ alpha turned to 0%. Lay this over whatever you want to mask. I know it’s a less than perfect solution but it’s the only thing i can think of to suggest.
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> Alan
I found a tutorial about it that I may try tonite:
[http://www.permadi.com/tutorial/flashovaltransition/index3.html](http://www.permadi.com/tutorial/flashovaltransition/index3.html)
take a look and tell me what you think. I see it as a major cheat and not really what I need.
BUT would a smoothed edge on whatever the masking layer’s content is not get the effect? Or does it become completely opaque when it is used as a mask? I am going to test this and see what results I get.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2004, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mask-edge-fade/117035/4 "2004-07-23T19:31:02Z")
Yes it can be done! i wrote a tutorial especially for Kirupa on it!
[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/masks.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/masks.htm)
Hope that helps!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2004, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mask-edge-fade/117035/5 "2004-07-23T21:46:42Z")
> [@jmayo86](#):
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> Yes it can be done! i wrote a tutorial especially for Kirupa on it!
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> [kirupa.com - Creating Masks](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/masks.htm)
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> Hope that helps!
That tutorial’s just a simple mask. Wish7 said that he was trying to make a mask with faded edges.
Alan