# Alpha values of overlapping lines

**URL:** https://discourse.processing.org/t/alpha-values-of-overlapping-lines/22794
**Category:** Coding Questions
**Created:** [July 23, 2020, 11:59am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/alpha-values-of-overlapping-lines/22794 "2020-07-23T11:59:23Z")
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### Author: ![glv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/glv/32/18785_2.png) [@glv](https://discourse.processing.org/u/glv)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/alpha-values-of-overlapping-lines/22794/5 "2020-07-23T15:25:21Z")

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> [@N0ld0r](#):
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> I was able to solve the problem by making the alpha value fixed and instead darkening the color by adjusting the R,G,B values using the “i” value of the for loop which works just as well

Cool stuff!

I have so many versions of tails, fading in, fading out that I have tried over the years and use what best suits me and the project.

This may be of interest:  
[Serial plotter over bluetooth - #18 by glv](https://discourse.processing.org/t/serial-plotter-over-bluetooth/22378/18) (can be scaled as desired)

`:)`

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