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Mohammed Sharif
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December 12, 2021
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My background color keep affecting/covering my images

  • December 12, 2021
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Hi everyone, im working on my cv, and for some reason the background color keeps overlaying onto my image. The background has been sent to back, and my image is the in the forground, I dont understand why the color of the background keep affecting my image 

 

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rob day
Community Expert
rob dayCommunity Expert
Community Expert
December 13, 2021

Hi @Mohammed Sharif , it looks like your placed image is a grayscale? Grayscale images can be assigned different colors for their white and black pixels to create duotone effects.

 

Here the placed image is selected and its assigned swatch is [Black]:

 

 

 

With its parent frame’s fill set to white:

 

 

The parent frame’s fill set to match the background Blue

 

 

The image fill set to Red

 

    jmlevy
    Community Expert
    jmlevyCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    December 12, 2021

    Check the blending mode of the image frame and the image itself.

      James Gifford—NitroPress
      James Gifford—NitroPress
      Legend
      December 12, 2021

      It looks like the image is behind a color layer with transparency. In which case, see above answer.

      Derek Cross
      Community Expert
      Derek CrossCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      December 12, 2021

      Try selecting the background coloured layer then:

      Object > Arrange > Send Backwards/Send to Back.

        James Gifford—NitroPress
        James Gifford—NitroPress
        Legend
        December 12, 2021

        And lock it. Always lock backgrounds so they quit interfering with selection, grouping etc.

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