How to Make Transparent Graphics in Illustrator
Adobe Illustrator is a vector graphics program that allows you to export graphics in a variety of formats, some of which support transparency or semi-transparent colors. Transparent graphics allow a background placed on a layer below the graphic (such as a Web page background) to show through some areas of the graphic. Image formats that support transparency include "GIF" and "PNG" images. If you want to create graphics with transparent elements in Illustrator, you can do so by using the "Save for Web & Devices" options menu.
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Instructions
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Launch the "Adobe Illustrator" graphics program.
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Click the "File" menu, then click "New." Click the "OK" button.
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Draw lines and shapes within the art board parameters to create the elements of the graphic.
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Click the "Window" menu at the top of the program window, then click "Transparency" to open the object transparency panel.
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Click to select any shapes or lines that you want to make transparent, then click and drag the "Opacity" slider in the object transparency panel.
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Click the "File" menu when you have finished editing your graphic, then click "Save for Web & Devices."
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Click to select "GIF" from the "Optimized file format" drop-down menu to create a graphic with simple transparent and opaque elements. Click to place a check in the "Transparency" box. Click to select a color in the "Color table" tab, then click the "Map selected colors to transparent" button at the bottom of the "Color table" to define that color as transparent.
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Click to select "PNG-24" from the "Optimized file format" drop-down menu to create a graphic with 256 levels of transparency. Click to place a check in the "Transparency" box.
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Click the "Save" button to open the "Save" dialog box. Type a file name for the graphic, then select a save location.
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Click the "Save" button to save the transparent graphic.
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