Join Deke McClelland for an in-depth discussion in this video The many forms of transparency, part of Illustrator CS6 One-on-One: Advanced.
If all there was to transparency was the opacity option, you wouldn't need any help from me.…Reduce the opacity value and the selected path, group or layer becomes translucent.…I have given you some helpful keyboard shortcuts, but otherwise that's all there is to it.…But that's not all there is to it.…You also have Blend modes which introduce translucency by merging the colors of a selected object…with those of the objects below.…For example, there is the Multiply mode which creates the effect of printing one ink on…top of another, so everything darkens.…
There is the Screen mode which works like shining your path outlines on a screen, so…everything becomes brighter.…There is Luminosity, which mixes the detail from the selection with the colors of the…objects below, and many, many more.…Like so much of what you can do in Illustrator, transparency is not part of the PostScript printing language.…Illustrator works around this potential incompatibility by converting translucent objects to PostScript-…
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12/13/2012- Installing dekeKeys, Deke's free custom keyboard shortcuts
- Understanding the color-managed workflow
- Creating a multicolor blend
- Establishing a clipping mask
- Blending different levels of opacity
- Combining a letterform with a path outline
- Warping logo type around a circle
- Adding neon blur and bokeh in Photoshop
- Mixing and matching color harmonies
- Recoloring artwork
- Working with the Calligraphic, Scatter, and Art Brushes
- Creating translucency
- Editing attributes in the Appearance panel
- Adjusting and updating dynamic effects
Skill Level Advanced
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22. Shortcuts and Settings
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Welcome to One-on-One2m 5s
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23. Blends and Masks
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Creating a multicolor blend7m 12s
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Establishing a clipping mask5m 40s
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Rotating objects in 3D space5m 36s
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24. Logos and Specialty Text
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25. The Color Guide Panel
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26. Recoloring Artwork
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27. Calligraphic, Scatter, and Art Brushes
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Designing a custom art brush7m 35s
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Painting with path outlines1m 24s
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28. Transparency and Blend Modes
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29. The Appearance Panel
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Drawing circular stroke elements10m 13s
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30. Dynamic Effects
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Creating beveled ornaments6m 50s
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31. Graphic Styles
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32. Combining the Powers of Illustrator and Photoshop
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Conclusion
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Until next time1m 5s
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