Fountain transparency


Fountain transparency makes the object fade from one transparency value to another. The fountain transparency can be linear, elliptical, conical, or rectangular.

A linear fountain transparency was applied to the violin (left), and adjusted by dragging the slider in the image window (right).

The application provides a collection of fountain transparencies that you can access. You can browse the available fountain transparencies, search by keyword, mark fills as favorites, and sort fills. You can also download additional fill packs, which can be used as transparencies. For more information, see Find and view fills and transparencies.

You can create your own fountain transparency by adding and removing nodes, and specifying a transparency value for each node. You can also reverse, mirror, resize, or skew a fountain transparency, or apply other transformations.

After you create or edit a fountain transparency, you can save it for future use. For more information, see Save fills and transparencies.

To apply a fountain transparency

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1 Select an object.
2 In the toolbox, click the Object Transparency tool .
3 On the property bar, click the Fountain transparency button .
4 Open the Transparency picker, and double-click a thumbnail.

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For information about how to find transparencies in the Transparency picker, see To find, filter, and sort fills and transparencies.

To create a fountain transparency

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1 Select an object.
2 In the toolbox, click the Object Transparency tool .
3 On the property bar, click the Fountain transparency button .
4 On the property bar, click one of the following buttons:
Linear fountain transparency
Elliptical fountain transparency
Conical fountain transparency
Rectangular fountain transparency
5 On the property bar, click the Edit transparency button .
6 In the Edit transparency dialog box, perform an action from the following table.

 

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Do the following
Change the start transparency
Click the start node below the grayscale band, and type a value in the Node transparency box.
Change the end transparency
Click the end node below the grayscale band, and type a value in the Node transparency box.
Set the midpoint between the start and the end transparency
Move the midpoint slider above the grayscale band to set the midpoint of the transparency.
Add an intermediate transparency
Double-click the grayscale band where you want to add a node. With the new node selected, type a value in the Node transparency box.
Change the position of an intermediate transparency
Drag the corresponding node to a new location above the grayscale band, or type a value in the Node position box.
Delete an intermediate transparency
Double-click the corresponding node.
Mirror, repeat, or reverse the transparency pattern
Click one of the following buttons:
Repeat and mirror
Repeat
Reverse transparency
Revert to the default transparency
Click the Default transparency button .
Specify the number of steps used to display or print the fountain transparency
Enable the Set to default check box  to unlock the fountain steps, and type a value in the Steps box.
Specify how quickly the fountain transparency blends from one transparency to another
Type a value in the Acceleration box.
Create smoother transitions between fountain transparency nodes
Enable the Smooth transition check box.
Set the width and height of the transparency as a percentage of the object’s width and height
Type values in the Transparency width and Transparency height boxes.
Move the center of the transparency up, down, left, or right
Type values in the X and Y boxes.
Slant the transparency at a specified angle
Type a value in the Skew box.
Rotate the transparency at a specified angle
Type a value in the Rotate box.
Allow the transparency to be skewed or stretched disproportionately
Enable the Free scale and skew check box.

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You can also drag colors, which are converted to grayscale, from the color palette onto the object’s transparency nodes .

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