: Illustrator: Making areas of color transparent Hello everyone. I'm a web designer who is brand new to graphic design. I've been experimenting this evening, trying to learn new skills using YouTube

@Sherry646

If you want to be sure that the colors behind an object are not seen there are 2 ways:


color the object above
delete the portion of the underlying object


The object above is called A and the object below is called B.

method 1:

To color object A just select it and give it a color from the Color Panel or the Toolbar.

method 2:

To delete the portion of an object I use the Shape Builder Tool (great time saver).
Often I prefer that both objects are shapes and not strokes, in this case I select the stroke/path and I expand it going in the menu Object -> Expand...

Then select object A and object B and with the Shape Builder Tool [Shift + M] select the portion you want to remove.

Then with the Selection Tool [V] select the portion and delete it [delete | backspace].

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@Samaraweera207

Use a clipping mask. Here's how:


Group the elements which make up the sun.
With Smart Guides on, draw a Path with the pen tool around the sun and the top of the mountains.
Using the Selection Tool (V), and holding down Shift, select both the new path and the sun group.
Click Object > Clipping Mask > Make
Then click Object > Arrange > Send to Back

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@Lengel450

I think you mean removing front object from behind one, because it's not possible to transparent front one and still don't see back one.
here my suggestion:


Mix up your design
Select both objects, then
Show up pathfinder from Window menu > Pathfinder
And while objects are selected click on "Minus front" (The Red marked option on pathfinder in image below.)

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