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Make a photo fade to transparency?

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Hi, just wondering if it's possible to fade a photo (not a box of colour) to transparency in Illustrator? I am familiar with how to do it in InDesign and Photoshop - but not knowing how to do it in Illustrator.

Every online tut I have found just explains how to fade "a colour" - versus an actual photo place in an illustrator document.

Any insight?

Thank you,

Chemol

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Kurt GoldCorrect answer

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Draw a rectangle on top of the raster image, apply a black to white gradient to that rectangle, select both the rectangle and the raster image, then go to the Transparency Palette and create an opacity mask. That's the basic principle.

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This process doesnt work when exporting to PDF

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Monika Gause

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diannej33201545 schrieb:
This process doesnt work when exporting to PDF

Which process exactly does not work in which way exactly when saving to what kind of PDF exactly and which application do you use to check the PDF?

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RayoNathan

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Thanks a whole lot. Worked for me though!

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Kurt Gold

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Does the version of Illustrator you are using support opacity masks?

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I am using CS4 - I believe it does

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Draw a rectangle on top of the raster image, apply a black to white gradient to that rectangle, select both the rectangle and the raster image, then go to the Transparency Palette and create an opacity mask. That's the basic principle.

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