There are a few ways to make an image transparent in Illustrator. The first way is to use the transparency property. To set the transparency of an object, you need to select it and then click on the property button. The following screenshot shows how to set the transparency of a text object: The second way is to use the layer mask. To create a layer mask, you need to select the object and then click on the layer mask button. The following screenshot shows how to create a layer mask: The third way is to use the clone tool. To clone an object, you need to select it and then click on the Clone tool button. The following screenshot shows how to clone an object: The fourth way is to use the selection tool. To selection an object, you need to click on it and then press Ctrl+C or right-click and choose Cut from the context menu. The following screenshot shows how to select an object: The fifth way is to use the filter tool. To filter an image, you need to select it and then click on the filter button. The following screenshot shows how to filter an image: The sixth way is by using masks. A mask can be used as a control over what is copied or cut from an image while still being able to see what’s being copied or cut from that image. You can create masks by selecting one or more objects and clicking on them in order for them allto be selected as part of a single masking operation; however, if there are several objects that should be masked but not all of them will be selected when they are clicked, they will be masked separately (the first one will become masked). You can also create masks by choosing one or more objects and clicking on them in order for them allto become selected as part of a single operation; however, if there are several objects that should be masked but not all of them will become selected when