Adobe Illustrator Cs4 14.0.0 Portable Verified -

: For the first time, users could apply transparency directly to individual color stops within a gradient, eliminating the need for complex masks. Refined Interface

: Introduced to allow for more natural, "painterly" vector drawing by automatically merging overlapping paths into single compound shapes. Gradient Transparency Adobe Illustrator CS4 14.0.0 Portable

Change the to Multiply or Overlay . This allows the paper color underneath to show through while keeping the texture's details. : For the first time, users could apply