# Question about masking

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-masking/148780>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 23, 2005, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-masking/148780 "2005-05-23T15:34:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![logand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/919ad9/32.png) [@logand](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/logand)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2005, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-masking/148780/1 "2005-05-23T15:34:50Z")

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How do I achieve the effect of something being drawn. I thought that I could apply a motion guide to a mask, but I was wrong…Does anybody know how?

An example would be [Jamie Hunter’s](http://www.jamiehunter.co.uk/main.htm) portflolio site.

Thanks,  
Logan