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wm820
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January 18, 2019
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New To Illustrator and need help with transparency

  • January 18, 2019
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I am new to Illustrator. I am trying to change the "Tires' on the vehicle in the attached image from WHITE to TRANSPARENT. Is this something that can be easily done? Any help would be much appreciated.

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Correct answer John Mensinger

wm820  wrote

Is this something that can be easily done?

Not in this case. The tires are not discreet objects. Aside from a dozen or so small separate pieces:

. . . the entire car is one big compound path. All this is a single object:

With some work and talent, the tires could be carved out of there, but you asked about "easily".

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John Mensinger
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January 18, 2019

wm820  wrote

Is this something that can be easily done?

Not in this case. The tires are not discreet objects. Aside from a dozen or so small separate pieces:

. . . the entire car is one big compound path. All this is a single object:

With some work and talent, the tires could be carved out of there, but you asked about "easily".

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wm820Author
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January 18, 2019

Thank you so much for taking the time to answer the question and your excellent explanation.

Monika Gause
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Monika GauseCommunity Expert
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January 18, 2019

You mean you want to fill them with "no color"?

It can be done, but would require some cutting, creating some new paths. You should be confident with path editing.

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