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Shanesartstuff
Shanesartstuff
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January 29, 2026
Question

Unable to change the opacity of the object in transparency panel without losing the mask object

  • January 29, 2026
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Having an issue when using a mask. Suddenly in new update not able to change the opacity of the object in transparency panel without losing the mask object. It turns it into a solid color with no mask any time you change it from 100% Opacity. If you put an outline around the shape then it will work, but I rarely would ever want to put an outline on a shape and have never had to do this in the past. This seems a straight up program bug.

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    Ton Frederiks
    Community Expert
    Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 30, 2026

    I have not found a UserVoice report, but noticed the following.

    If the masked object contains transparency and is grouped with the background, the problem is visible.

     

    If the background is moved out of the group (below the group or on a layer below it), everything looks fine. 

     

     

    If the masked object with transparency is not grouped, the problem appears.

     

    Ton Frederiks
    Community Expert
    Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 30, 2026

    I have not found a UserVoice bug report, but noticed the following.

    The masked object contains transparency and is in a group and the group contains the background.

    If the background is moved out of the mask group (below the group or on a layer below the group) the mask works fine.

    If the masked object is ungrouped the problem appears.

     

    Ton Frederiks
    Community Expert
    Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 30, 2026

    Thanks ​@Shanesartstuff for the example, yes if the object that is masked has transparency, the mask is ignored.

    I remember seeing this before, but have to search for it.

    It looks like a candidate for a UserVoice bug report.

    Ton Frederiks
    Community Expert
    Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 29, 2026

    Can you share an example file?

    Shanesartstuff
    ShanesartstuffAuthor
    Participant
    January 30, 2026

    Thanks for responding. Attached is a file showing two boxes with mattes. Top one has the Opacity set to 100% (currently the only way it's working for me) and the second box is with Opacity set at 70%. Second box shows just a solid color as the mask keeps disappearing if opacity is changed from anything other than 100%. 

    Hopefully you can see something in this that will be helpful.

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