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Flash Tutorial - Animated Masks

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Step Three: Creating the Circle's Colour

The gray colour of the circle is actually a separate object to the actual circle! This is because the circle is actual a Mask and a Mask is a transparent shape.

1. Select the Rectangle Tool:

Note: Sometimes the Rectangle Tool hides under the PolyStar Tool:

2. Draw a rectangle slightly bigger than the Stage: Draw a Rectangle
3. Return to the Selection Tool:
4. Click the fill of the rectangle: Highlight Rectangle Fill


The rectangle's fill goes 'Dotty' when selected.

5. Select a Fill Colour:

I selected a gray: #666666



Important: The colour of the rectangle fill must be different to the Movie's background colour!

If a second background colour is not made you would not see the shape of the circle. Have a look at the Movie Again:

My Example: Download the Flash file  Beg 006a


The gray rectangle becomes masked by the circle.

6. Save your file : File > Save (Ctrl S)