Skip to main content
Participant
October 28, 2017
Answered

Adobe Stock Transparent Background NOT Transparent...

  • October 28, 2017
  • 3 replies
  • 26335 views

Please help!

I've downloaded many images from Adobe Stock in my search for a 'flow' type graphic that has a transparent background that i can use in a design I am working on. I am not a trained graphic designer, and I am really struggling to get a graphic to meet my needs.

Many images state that they have a transparent background, but none so far I have downloaded have - they have a grey and white checkered background that is physically part of the image. i have read about layers and I have looked into this with some of the graphics I have downloaded - and when presented with literally hundreds of layers, I really don't know where to start.

I've now downloaded about 10 images in my quest, and I don't want to waste any more Adobe Stock credits - please help!

Correct answer Sheena Kaul

Hi Mark,

I understand that you are struggling with the background of the licenses that you are downloading.

Please see Adobe Stock .ai Image with transparent background in photoshop and Transparent Background on Stock Photos for more details.

Let me know if that helps else we can help you with detailed steps.

Regards,

Sheena

3 replies

dariusb16267922
Participant
December 27, 2020

I'm having the same problem - brought all the images I needed on a transparent background to find that the grey and white background gets downloaded too - so annoying and a waste of money. I've spent more hours than I care to admit trying to rectify this.

WendellaBee
Adobe Employee
Adobe Employee
January 4, 2021

@dariusb16267922 can you provide file IDs so I can troubleshoot? Please not that JPEGs cannot be transparent.

Participant
January 5, 2021

Here is one I am having problems with:  FILE #:  376717593

melissapiccone
Community Expert
Community Expert
November 1, 2017

They gray and white you are seeing is not part of the image itself - it's the transparency grid. If you have layers, they are all transparent. You need to learn Photoshop... Lynda.com, Pluralsight.com, take a class from an instructor (I teach beginners). I also mentor online to help you solve your problems if you are interested in something like that - it's by the minute - hackhands.com/piccone.

Melissa Piccone | Adobe Trainer | Online Courses Author | Fine Artist
Participant
February 22, 2020

I know PS.  I don't need Lynda.  In fact, the gray/white is not transparent.  I did notice that the *.ai file gets rasterized.  Is that the issue? If so, how do I resolve it?

Participant
September 1, 2020

Agreed. Adobe Stock is useless to me until I know how to fix this, but i cant find anything on how to fix it. I'm not using Stock anymore, I'm going to be using Google.

Sheena Kaul
Community Manager
Sheena KaulCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
Community Manager
October 29, 2017

Hi Mark,

I understand that you are struggling with the background of the licenses that you are downloading.

Please see Adobe Stock .ai Image with transparent background in photoshop and Transparent Background on Stock Photos for more details.

Let me know if that helps else we can help you with detailed steps.

Regards,

Sheena

dariusb16267922
Participant
December 27, 2020

Hi Sheena, it doesn't help - any further guidance on this please?