One of the most beautiful features of Queensberry Press Books is the ability to add translucent pages. The PJ team have been busy working on this feature and you can now add text and images just as easily as you can on ordinary pages. Translucents can be added just about anywhere you like using the button at the bottom of the layout window (see image below). Translucent pages can be used to overlay text over an image; or image over image. They give a whole new dimension to your book - adding a soft delicate atmosphere or "unveiling" the story. It's really a personal decision as to how much opacity to use on images that are placed on translucents. Many images look good at 100% opacity, and we don’t recommend less than 60%. Take a look at the amount of detail in the image and whether you want to be able to see through it or not. Below I have used a detail shot of the bride's dress on the translucent page to overlay a portrait image of the bride. I kept this at 100% opacity because the image is already quite soft and light in colour - and it includes text. Turning the translucent reveals the portrait. This next layout works with the translucent page image at a 60% opacity - the image is dark, being shot at night, and has a very similar image on the underlying page, so lends itself to being super-imposed over the top with a different take on a sequence of images. Always use your best judgement when choosing images and text, and remember there's no harm in white space. My advice would be to keep things simple and just use effects and translucents where they really work with the images. Cheers, Anna