Direct me to an object masking shader?

[pixelpickle]

Hi, I've created a few simple shaders in Amp Shader Editor, but this one has me stumped right from get go.

I would like to use a sprite or plane with a gradient, which reveals otherwise hidden objects behind it.

Could someone please direct me to a post or give an example of how I should approach this?

Thanks!

[Amplify_Borba]

Hello, thank you for getting in touch!

A simple way to mask a plane through a gradient would require you to set its Blend Mode to transparent, then use the following setup in which we're getting a gradient from the Texture Coordinate's V output, then manipulating it through adding a value from -1 to 1, with the final output connected to the Opacity port:

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If this is not the effecy you're looking for, could you please provide additional details?
A video or screenshot would would be great, so that we may best help you figure out the best way to achieve it!