Can i make a JPEG adobe stock image transparent for Ai

For the best results, you will have to start off in Photoshop.

Delete the the white background. There are multiple tools you can use. Typically the magic wand would be good because of the contrast, however you will have some trouble with the shines and faded strands of hair.

To support transparency, your file type for import into Illustrator with be a .psd, .png or .gif file.

You might need more help with the Photoshop process. If that is the case, the Photoshop forums might be better for you.

Hi Scott,

The best application to edit raster images is Photoshop, hence moving this discussion to Photoshop​ community.

Regards,

Srishti

JPG does not support transparency, so no.  You will have to save a copy as PSD and delete the background if the file is used for print. If for web, use PNG as previously recommended.

What is your goal in the end for making the image transparent? Are you wanting to overlay it on something, like text? Depending on what you want to do with the image, you could use a Blend mode. Go to the Transparency panel (or click on the word "Opacity" in the Properties panel) and use the dropdown menu (set to Normal by default) to see what works for what you have in mind.

This might be a sideways solution: do you mainly want to make it transparent so that you can layer just the gold parts (and not the white background) over another image? You could try experimenting with the options under the transparency window to see if you can achieve a similar effect.

Scott,

You can delete the white/whitish background in Photoshop (mainly) with the Magic Wand Tool, finding and using the right Tolerance(s) performed in different rounds for different areas including areas separated by the golden bits, and maybe other Tools to clean up, after DoubleClicking the Background Layer and letting it become Layer 0, and save it as a PNG24 (with transparency).

But you may try to see whether there is a PNG24 with transparency already.