•   To apply transparency effects to the entire object, select Fill & Stroke. •   To apply transparency effects to the object’s fill ink only, select Fill. Transparency masks Transparency masks let you create complex transparency effects. You can use transparency masks with vector, paint, text, and group objects. Channel masks and vector masks are the two types of transparency masks available. You can apply either mask type to vector, text, paint, and group objects. An object can have only one mask, but it can have a mask along with other effects such as opacity and transfer mode. A channel mask creates transparency based on a grayscale image. A channel mask is part of an object, the same way an image channel is part of a paint object. You can use painting tools and image-editing techniques in a channel mask. For example, you can make a vignette by painting an oval in a channel mask. A vector mask creates transparency based on a vector gradient or the colors of a vector object. Vector masks can produce gradual transpar- ency changes the same way that gradient inks produce gradual color changes. You can drag a tool to create radial, linear, elliptical, and rectangular vector masks, or you can use an object as a vector mask. The following sections describe methods for using channel masks and vector masks. Changing the transparency preview When you edit paint objects or channel masks, Canvas previews transparency effects according to a preference setting. You can tem- porarily change the preview when you are in channel mask edit mode. When you edit a channel mask with no preview, a checkerboard pat- tern lets you focus on the transparent object. The checkerboard hides objects behind the transparent object, while showing the transparent areas in the object you are editing. Note: In Total Preview mode, Canvas shows objects that are in front and in back of a paint object or channel mask you are editing. Paint object with a channel mask
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