# Tracing Effect

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tracing-effect/185080>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 10, 2006, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tracing-effect/185080 "2006-04-10T20:24:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![rusty27851](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/edb3f5/32.png) [@rusty27851](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rusty27851)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2006, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tracing-effect/185080/1 "2006-04-10T20:24:57Z")

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I saw a tutorial or demo movie on this a while back, but now I can’t find it. Any suggestions? I’m looking to replicate the effect of the outline of the girl being drawn, followed by the photo of her fading in:

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Thanks

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**Author:** ![deucescorner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@deucescorner](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/deucescorner)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2006, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tracing-effect/185080/2 "2006-04-10T21:22:15Z")

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if it’s something similar to this:

[http://www.vincenttrinidad.com](http://www.vincenttrinidad.com)

then that is a simple effect using mask or masks

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**Author:** ![lewnyflash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/13edae/32.png) [@lewnyflash](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lewnyflash)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2006, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tracing-effect/185080/3 "2006-04-10T21:39:45Z")

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Hi,

I don’t know if this is what you’re looking for but it should help with the tracing out of the outline of the picture so it looks like its being drawn

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