# Masks are drving me crazy!

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masks-are-drving-me-crazy/47881>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 7, 2004, 10:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masks-are-drving-me-crazy/47881 "2004-04-07T22:58:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![El\_Thierro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/858c86/32.png) [@El\_Thierro](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/El_Thierro)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2004, 10:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masks-are-drving-me-crazy/47881/1 "2004-04-07T22:58:59Z")

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When I create two layers:

- Layer 1: with a circle (graphic symbol) on it
- Layer 2: with a square, covering a part of the circle on it  
and I make Layer 2 a mask of Layer 1, I’ll see the part of the circle covered by the square, right?

Kay, so far so good, _however_, when I have:

- Layer 1: with a graphic symbol which is made out of a dynamic textbox (so I made a dynamic textbox with some text in it, and converted that to a graphic)
- Layer 2: with a square, covering a part of the graphic (the dynamic textbox)  
and I view it, I don’t see anything! Grargh! 🅰 It’s like the … it just doesn’t work! Why? GOD O GOD WHY? This is driving me nuts!