# Outline animation

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/outline-animation/189130>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [May 14, 2006, 3:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/outline-animation/189130 "2006-05-14T03:30:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![frowningsmile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@frowningsmile](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/frowningsmile)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2006, 3:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/outline-animation/189130/1 "2006-05-14T03:30:55Z")

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I want to know how to create the effect where you have an outline of a shape (resonably complex), and you make it appear to draw itself. I dont want to use frame by frame animation or a mask layer with frame by frame animation because this wont be as smooth and its more time consuming. Is it possible to achieve this with tweens? or even actionscript?