Operation Manual

164 Colour, Fills, and Transparency
Composite transparency
An individual object can take a specific transparency setting. In
addition, when multiple objects are grouped, the group can also be
given a composite transparency, affecting all group objects to the same
extent.
The example on the right has composite transparency applied, while the
example on the left does not.
To apply composite transparency:
1. Select a group.
2. Apply transparency from the Transparency tab.
3. From the context toolbar, enable
Composite
Transparency.
Understanding blend modes
You can think of blend modes as different rules for putting overlaying
pixels together to create a resulting colour. Note that blend modes work
in relation to the colours of the objects themselves (shapes, lines, etc).
They are used for creative effects on overlapping objects, where colours
blend on top of one another. Blend modes can be applied to both a top
object's line and fill colour. You can adjust the blend mode of an existing