# Spline from a matte

**URL:** <https://forum.logik.tv/t/spline-from-a-matte/784>\
**Category:** Flame Questions\
**Created:** [September 18, 2020, 5:10am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/spline-from-a-matte/784 "2020-09-18T05:10:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![johnag](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/johnag/32/573_2.png) [@johnag](https://forum.logik.tv/u/johnag)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 5:10am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/spline-from-a-matte/784/1 "2020-09-18T05:10:12Z")

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Hi all,

I remember seeing a method of turning a matte into a spline. Is there a way in Flame to do this or did I see this done somewhere else.

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**Author:** ![andy\_dill](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/andy_dill/32/47_2.png) [@andy\_dill](https://forum.logik.tv/u/andy_dill)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 6:20am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/spline-from-a-matte/784/2 "2020-09-18T06:20:06Z")

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Someplace else. The closest I can think of is if you hold SHIFT you can hand draw a shape.

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**Author:** ![PVR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/pvr/32/1288_2.png) [@PVR](https://forum.logik.tv/u/PVR)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 8:23am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/spline-from-a-matte/784/3 "2020-09-18T08:23:46Z")

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Hi,

In The Gmask Tracer you can leave the spline you’re drawing open  
and then use indeed shift to create a gradient. I’m not sure if that is what you mean.

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**Author:** ![fredwarren](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/fredwarren/32/158_2.png) [@fredwarren](https://forum.logik.tv/u/fredwarren)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 11:13am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/spline-from-a-matte/784/4 "2020-09-18T11:13:26Z")

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This has never been available directly in Flame, but you may have seen as prototype in Will’s Vision Series presentation last week.

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**Author:** ![johnag](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/johnag/32/573_2.png) [@johnag](https://forum.logik.tv/u/johnag)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 11:23am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/spline-from-a-matte/784/5 "2020-09-18T11:23:35Z")

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Ahh yes! That’s where I saw it. Thanks Frederic

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**Author:** ![Peter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/278dde/32.png) [@Peter](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Peter)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 11:53am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/spline-from-a-matte/784/6 "2020-09-18T11:53:54Z")

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one option could be to convert to SVG then import to Flame

programs like Image Vectorizer can convert an image and export as SVG

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**Author:** ![Spiralgold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Spiralgold](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Spiralgold)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2020, 11:38am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/spline-from-a-matte/784/7 "2020-09-19T11:38:03Z")

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You can do this in adobe illustrator…for a still matte at least