Creating Transparancy

[Giannis]

I have this pictures (which happens to be an "X") and I want to make everything in it transparent except for the actual letter.

How can I achieve this in a simple and fast way? Is the bitmpa functtion the right way to go?

Below is the picture I'm working with. I simply need it to be transparent (exept for the black brushes?

[handrawn]

Hi Giannis

in xara stained glass transparency is quickest - it will remove the white and leave the black