# Mouse trail/drawing effect?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-trail-drawing-effect/314866>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 11, 2010, 12:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-trail-drawing-effect/314866 "2010-10-11T12:09:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![westegn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a88e4f/32.png) [@westegn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/westegn)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2010, 12:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-trail-drawing-effect/314866/1 "2010-10-11T12:09:33Z")

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I Want to create a similar mouse trail effect as found here:

> **[Photographer Portfolio Flash CMS Template #28980](https://www.templatemonster.com/flash-cms-templates/28980.html)**
>
> 【Photography Flash CMS Template #28980】 - enjoy clean, professional and straightforward... ✅【Before You Buy】 - learn technical specifications, read reviews, ask a question.... ✅【Quality Control】 - this premium Flash CMS Template has passed QC by...

In the above the user get a feeling of “drawing” in a (kind of) controlled combination of strokes and dots, randomizing in size, according to how fast they are moving their mouse around the screen - and their drawing stays there for longer.

I have already followed the tutorial posted here:  
[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/as3/dynamic\_mouse\_trail\_flash\_pg1.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/as3/dynamic_mouse_trail_flash_pg1.htm)

But I do not know how to alter the script so its NOT JUST a colored smoke effect but actually feels more like the above!

Maybe someone know another tutorial? Please help…