Chapter 27. Transparency
In this chapter, you’ll choose opacity levels and blending modes for objects via the Transparency panel to create an illusion of semitransparency.
Changing the opacity and blending mode
Study an object on your desk for a minute, such as a lamp or a beverage in a glass. You might say “The shade is white” when you describe it, but on closer inspection, you may notice that rather than being a dense, uniform color, it contains various permutations of white. And if the lamp is on and light is projecting through it, the shade will look semitransparent rather than opaque. Objects have different densities, depending on what type of material they’re made of, and may look different depending on how much light is filtering through, ...
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