Operation Manual

122 | Working with Colour and Transparency
Here, the hexagonal shape has had a Linear transparency applied, with more
transparency at the lower end of the path and less at the upper end. It makes a
difference which object is in front (here, the pentagon); where there's more
transparency, more of the object(s) behind will show through.
In WebPlus, transparency effects work very much like greyscale fills. Just like
fills...
• Transparency effects are applied from the Studio—in this case, using the
Transparency tab. (Transparency is also an option with the 3D Pattern
Map filter effect.)
• The Transparency tab's gallery has thumbnails in shades of grey, where
the lighter portions represent more transparency. To apply transparency,
you click thumbnails or drag them onto objects.
• Most transparency effects have a path you can edit—in this case, with the
Transparency Tool.
As for the effects available on the Transparency tab, all are comparable to the
fills of the same name:
• Solid transparency distributes the transparency equally across the object.
•
mbnail's tooltip identifies its category), ranging from clear to
• cludes texture maps based on the Swatches tab's
selection of bitmaps.
Gradient transparencies include linear, elliptical, and conical effects
(each thu
opaque.
The Bitmap gallery in