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NikkiK87
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January 26, 2019
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Layer becomes transparent

  • January 26, 2019
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Hi,

I'm pretty new to illustrator and I'm running into a strange problem when I try to order my layers. The layer that I place on top in my layers panel is transparent. How can I fix this?

I appreciate your help!

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      Correct answer Jacob Bugge

      Nikki,

      As I (mis)understand it, in the Appearance palette you can see a that an Opacity lower than 100% (a certain degree of transparency) is applied to the Layer, and that is to be dragged into the bin (in the Appearance palette).

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      Monika Gause
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      Monika GauseCommunity Expert
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      January 26, 2019

      Layers don't have a background color in Illustrator. You want to have a color, you need to draw an object and apply a fill to it.

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        NikkiK87Author
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        January 26, 2019

        Thanks for responding! What’s happening is the shapes that make up my top layer have a transparency to them and you can see the layers underneath them. But every shape in my layers have a fill color and when I separate them apart, they all look the way they’re supposed to. The transparency only happens when I try to put what I want as my top layer on top. Instead of being in front, it becomes somewhat transparent and you can see the other layers underneath. If that made any sense lol.

        Monika Gause
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        Monika GauseCommunity Expert
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        January 26, 2019

        Please show before and after. Please include the layers panel in your screenshot.

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