# Masking

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking/38080>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [December 18, 2003, 2:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking/38080 "2003-12-18T02:37:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![mlkedave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@mlkedave](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mlkedave)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 2:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking/38080/1 "2003-12-18T02:37:16Z")

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I have heard that people use masking to make a cursive (signature) effect. I have searched for this but PLEASE, can someone attach a SWF that shows this effect. I really need to see the technique used.

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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:** [December 24, 2003, 12:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking/38080/2 "2003-12-24T00:03:00Z")

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i was wondering how to do the same thing. you can find one at [www.seanjohn.com](http://www.seanjohn.com) in the preloader and in the intro movie.

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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:** [December 24, 2003, 3:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking/38080/3 "2003-12-24T03:05:07Z")

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umm, what i do is:

draw some text, break it apart  
make another layer  
break out the brush  
draw a little bit, F6  
repeat  
then after you have covered the whole text make it a mask

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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:** [December 24, 2003, 3:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking/38080/4 "2003-12-24T03:14:04Z")

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font:  
[http://kirupa.rastardesigns.com/Aquiline.ttf](http://kirupa.rastardesigns.com/Aquiline.ttf)

fla:  
[http://kirupa.rastardesigns.com/textDraw.fla](http://kirupa.rastardesigns.com/textDraw.fla)