Questions tagged [transparency]
Questions about how to make images transparent (see-through) or adjust the level of transparency / opacity in any graphic manipulation software. An image 100% transparent will not be visible.
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Why does my transparent icon have a square shadow on the desktop?
I'm trying to make an icon with transparent background. The icon has the shape of a circle, but when I put the icon on my desktop, there is a square shadow around it as though it were a solid icon. ...
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Indesign – screen effect disappears in RBG blend mode
I have an image that is basically some black lines which I have placed onto a blue background and gave it a screen effect to make it white. This is while in CMYK transparency blend space.
But when I ...
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Apply layer level opacity settings to individual objects in layer
I have an issue when editing my final work for print in Adobe Illustrator CC regarding Opacity Settings. If I have many groups of objects where the opacity is set on the group level or layer level (so ...
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How to copy illustrator opacity mask via script?
Situation - I have a group that contains some objects partially covered by opacity mask to emulate blurred edge. It is very easy to copy-paste such group in Illustrator - and copied group contais the ...
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Copying and pasting directly from GIMP has black background
Sometimes I edit an image in GIMP with transparency and copy the entire canvas and paste it directly into another application, such as a tweet on Twitter or a message on Discord. The image pastes with ...
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Exporting an image with transparency and multiply/darker blend layers
Help! I'm trying to cut a person with fairly complex hair from a background. I've got a result I'm fairly happy with inside Photoshop
I've used a couple of blend layers (multiply, darken) to make ...
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Illustrator pattern grid clipping image
How do I fix this? Pieces of the design are getting cut off (right and bottom side of the yellow, top and left side of the green).
Any help would be appreciated!
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Gimp transparency isn't working, even when I export with png
I followed videos step by step to create my image in gimp, making the background transparent. I then exported my file as a .png file. Everything looks like it worked well, until I add the image into ...
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Transparent background turns white after placing in Illustrator
I removed the background of a picture in Photoshop and wanted to keep working on it in Illustrator, but when I placed the PNG the transparent background completely turned into white. I don't want to ...
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opacity not altering in for GIF in GIMP
I have got a water file for a game I am creating (its currently a gif), I import the GIF into GIMP by using import as layers. The GIF then appears as this:
I then altered the opacity of each of the ...
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How do I change white background in Paint.NET to transparent when the edges are blurry
If you take an existing image that has a shape on a white background and you want to make the background transparent it's relatively simple to use the magic wand tool to select the background, delete ...
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Grey lines appearing when pasting a selection - How to remove?
When I fuzzy select a section of an image, like so:
Cutting it works fine:
But when I paste it in I get these gaudy stripes of grey lines all throughout the image:
Zooming in, I couldn't see any ...
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Gimp: Adding watercolor transparency to an image
Example of what I would like to achieve: https://github.com/Krozark/RPG-LaTeX-Template/blob/master/img/art-top.pdf
I would like to take a picture and add watercolor splashes of transparency, so the ...
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How can I remove a transparent interface in a 3D extrusion in Adobe Illustrator?
I created a 3D structure with three layers in Adobe Illustrator using the Extrude & Bevel effect. It consists of three slabs (orange and transparent, then grey and opaque and blue and transparent),...
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How to create faded semi opaque gradient for night sky background Photoshop CS6
I'm trying to create a semi transparent effect of the night sky like the attached image on the left. The background is gray so it's actually transparent at the top.
Ignore the rocket ship. The final ...
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Resize gif while keeping background transparency
Keep in mind I'm using Mac's Preview, hardly a powerful graphics tool. Anyways, I am attempting to resize a few gif files (not factoring in graphics quality, I simply want them larger in size). Should ...
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Use Photoshop alpha channel as input to filter value
We all know (or at least I hope we do) that in Photoshop, alpha channels are very powerful tools for creating a variety of complex effects by interpreting the greyscale value as a value from 0-255, ...
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Blend mode for adjusting opacity
I have created a new layer X which I wish to apply to the lower layers with a blend mode such that the resulting image takes its alpha channel from layer X but all other channels from the lower layers....
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Is there a way to preserve EXIF data when converting file from JPG to PNG?
I have following requirements:
Convert JPG image to transparent PNG
Preserve the tags given in JPG image and have it in PNG image as well.
When I convert JPG image to transparent PNG, the EXIF data (...
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Illustrator opacity rendering on artboard vs. white objects
I recently stumbled on something curious: the white of the artboard and the white of white objects in Illustrator act quite vastly differently on translucent objects on top of them. For example, this ...
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Make a transparent 3D sphere with objects inside
I want to build a 3d sphere as a container which has a blurred transparent surface and wrapped some objects inside. (Objects are placed on the half floor).
I've created something similar, in 2D to ...
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Large format export
I am tasked with retouching a variety of decorations to be used across small and large format print (up to 2000H x 3000mm W).
What would be the best export, resolution and size settings to use? I am ...
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Paste with transparency into Adobe Photoshop 2023
I copy an image of PNG format from the browser that has a transparent background and attempt to paste it into Photoshop, only to discover that a black background has been added.
This does not happen ...
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Turning desert map green in photoshop
I have only started using photoshop yesterday, so I have virtually no experience and no idea what I’m doing.
What I want to do is:
1- overlay a map of river paths on top of the desert map, and change ...
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Inkscape: strokes show as gray or semi-transparent when should be black
Using Inkscape v1.0.2-2, I now experience a problem with strokes for any shape tool. I try to make a rectangle with a black stroke color, a .3 thickness, and no fill color. It was working and then ...
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PDFs made in GIMP - Transparent background comes out red
I'm trying to make PDF with a transparent background. It's just a PAID stamp: i'm using PDFTK to make a receipt from an invoice by overlaying the PDF which just has the stamp graphic over the PDF of ...
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Photoshop shows the transparency checker pattern through non-transparent layer
There is a layer with fully-white, 255 alpha, no mask, 100% opacity and 100% fill, and yet, the transparent grid shows through:
It is faint, but it's confirmed to be there: I captured it with Win+...
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Type of layer mask to make underneath layers transparent?
I have a design where I'd like to make:
the white rectangle layer makes all layers beneath it transparent (you can see the pink)
the stroke around the letters makes all layers beneath it transparent (...
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Indesign PDF-export convert color and transparency blend space
I'm a bit at a loss with this.
I have an indesign file that is made for print purposes, but for the pdf-ebook we export it via other joboptions/settings with RGB as it's color destination applied.
But ...
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GIMP: How to change opacity of multiple layers?
How do I change the opacity of multiple layers simultaneously in GIMP?
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Fill non-transparent part of image in InDesign
I have a linked image in Adobe InDesign which is a transparent PNG. I want to fill the visible part of that image with a particular color, i.e. the transparent pieces should stay transparent but the ...
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How to perfectly blend together two images?
I have two mosaic images that I wish to blend together, one in blue and one in magenta. [\1]
The first approach is to add a mask of gradient opacity onto one of them, and then simply put the gradient ...
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Punching a hole in a picture
I have an imported picture, which I want to punch rectangular holes in.
Trying many options from Youtube or the Adobe website don't seem to work.
When I try to use a Compound Path, for example, it ...
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Why am I getting grey boxes around transparencies when importing a PDF file into Photoshop from InDesign?
I'm creating interior graphics for a client's nonfiction book and came across something I can't explain. I created a small, transparent graphic in Photoshop, exported it as a transparent PNG file (24-...
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Remove semitransparent pixels on Smart Object in Photoshop
I found this adobe community post and it's working great.
Summary of the adobe answer:
Layer > Layer Mask > From Transparency then edit the Layer Mask however necessary (Image > Adjustments &...
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Convert RGB color to saturated color and transparency
I have a logo with several colors at the edge that look OK with a white background. When I overlay it on a background of another color, the edge is not smooth and looks off. Therefore, I would like to ...
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How to add transparency and radial gradient to a vector?
In a way to meet the Shutterstock guidelines I need to convert my Illustraton ai vector files to EPS 10 format. This conversion can create rasterised elements in an EPS10 files. Shutterstock does not ...
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transparency mood screen change everything look really white illustrator
I use illustrator to design lighting shape by make shape gradient black and color then make mood screen from transparency section but it makes everything look really white
Any advises?
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How to represent a scaling object?
This is a subjetive question, however I can imagine there are answers with reasoning so I think it fits the website.
I'm designing a visualization tool in a static medium (no animations) for 2D ...
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Changing a color from solid gray to the equivalent opacity of black changes the appearance of the PNG export
I used LiveTrace on an raster and obtained vector graphics with shades of grey. I exported as SVG and coded a conversion of those shades of gray to an opacity of black so I can easily colorize the ...
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Preview printing on transparent material in Photoshop or Illustrator
Been looking all over for a smart solution to this, but so far I haven't found anything.
I'm UV printing on transparent glass. As the UV printer does not print 'white' nor is there a white background ...
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Making a transparent pixel color to white in Photoshop
I am saving a PNG in photoshop with a transparent background.
When I export the image as PNG, each pixel of the "transparent" part has an alpha value of 0, but in the program that I am using (game ...
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Where to find stock images (portraits) with transparent background
I'm looking for a place to find stock images, specifically portraits, that come with a pre-masked background, so I can easily replace it. Does anyone know a source, or a way to filter for that type of ...
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Using Photoshop, how can I create an effect in an image that will blend with other images it is displayed over the top of outside of Photoshop?
I'm something of an amateur and am slowly self-teaching myself Photoshop through experimenting with different projects. My current project is a fan edit of some game assets that aren't packed or ...
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How can I (using Gimp) accurately remove a red background from an image?
I've been designing some custom backgrounds for a game recently, although I have little to no skill with photo editing. I've usually only used MS paint, but this particular project required tools that ...
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What are the exact parameters of Apple's Defocus filter?
Apple OS X does a fine job of blurring images with gaussian blur and opacity.
Does anyone have the parameters for using PhotoshoSketch to achieve this precision?
Apple defocus
My defocus
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Gray background printing on transparent images. Shows only when printing from Mac, but not PC
Transparent images are assumed to be originating from a PC/Window environment, and then have a light gray background when printed in color on a mac.
I am mocking up how it looks "printed". It is ...
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Illustrator: Clip using transparency
I want to clip the image in the background using the image on top based on the transparency
Original link: http://prntscr.com/8brfnb
I want the areas that are under the opaque parts of the top image ...
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Adobe-illustrator: Soft-Cut group into two parts
I'm trying to cut a group of layers into two pieces, but I don't want a clear cut but the pieces should overlap and have a gradient-like border.
Can I do this with a opacity-mask?
Every time I export ...
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Create contact sheet in PaintShop Pro X7?
Is it possible to create a contact sheet based on multiple images in PaintShop Pro X7? Is it possible to do this while retaining the sources' alpha channels?
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