About transparency


    In Adobe Illustrator, you can add transparency to your artwork in a variety of ways. You can vary the degree of transparency of an object's fill or stroke (or both), a group of objects, or a layer from 100% opacity (completely solid) to 0% opacity (completely transparent). When you decrease an object's opacity, the underlying artwork becomes visible through the surface of the object.

    Using commands in the Transparency palette, you can also create special effects, such as knocking out underlying colors or creating graduated transparencies or blends.

    Areas of objects that lie underneath a transparent object display through the transparent object.
    Areas of objects that lie underneath a transparent object display through the transparent object.