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Adobe Illustrator

Subjects : it-skills, multimedia
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Will allow you to change all of the colors in your selected art in a variety of ways.






2. Paint a pattern made up of separate sections - or tiles - for the sides - ends and corners of the path; the brush applies different tiles from the pattern to different sections of the path - depending on where the section falls on the path.






3. To force an object to take a certain form






4. Because the __________ is part of the Illustrator file - no link can be broken.






5. To ___________ Select the paths - then press Ctrl+J/Select the paths - then press Command+J






6. A mask can be a ______________. You can use type as a mask. You can import opacity masks with placed Photoshop files. You can also create layer clipping masks with any shape that is the topmost object of a group or layer.






7. Keep the inner radius of a star ________ (W/M) - Start dragging - then hold down Ctrl/Start dragging - then hold down Command






8. Two ways to bring symbols from _____________ : Copy and paste the symbol(s) from Illustrator to Flash - choose File > Import > Import to Stage - or choose File > Import > Import to Library.






9. The line that forms the shape of an object






10. Cannot be used as symbols.






11. Measurement system used in grapic programs; there are six of these in an inch.






12. Change the _______ of a spiral (W/M) - Start dragging then Ctrl-drag/Start dragging then Command-drag






13. Uses the y-axis to revolve an object around an axis. For example - an arc becomes a circle.






14. Allow you to create brush strokes with the appearance of a natural brush with bristles.






15. A group of relaxed command and options.






16. Move a shape while drawing it (W/M)






17. The two main benefits of ______________are cross-platform compatibility (they work the same on Windows and Mac OS) and support of widely expanded character sets and layout features - which provide richer linguistic support and advanced typographic co






18. A mathematically generated curve that has two endpoints and control points to specify curve direction






19. stretch artwork evenly along a path and include strokes that resemble graphic media - such as the Charcoal-Feather brush used to create the tree and objects such as the Arrow brush.






20. __________ the skew value for horizontal dividers in a rectangular grid or radial dividers in a polar grid by 10% (W/M) - Start dragging - then press V






21. ______________ a Live Trace object in one step (W/M) - Alt-click Live Trace in the Control panel - or hold down Alt and select a tracing preset./Option-click Live Trace in the Control panel - or hold down Option and select a tracing preset.






22. These tools allow you to cut and merge selected shapes.






23. Increase the skew value for _________ in a rectangular grid or concentric dividers in a polar grid by 10% (W/M) - Start dragging - then press C






24. An anchor point where a path changes direction direction in an angle rather than smoothly.






25. Stroke type - brush - color transparency and effects






26. ______________ polygon sides - star points - arc angle - spiral winds - or flare rays (W/M) - Start dragging - then press the Up Arrow or Down Arrow






27. place a file or object in a file so that it becomes part of the file.






28. The area surrounding the art board on the computer screen - depending on the magnification or view - it may or may not be visible.






29. Opacity and blending mode






30. Characteristics of the outline of an object - such as its weight - color - style - etc.






31. solidity of an object's color; the opposite of transparency.






32. A temporary frame around a selected object that shows the object's outer dimensions.






33. Defined by an elliptical shape whose center follows the path; they create strokes that resemble hand-drawn lines made with a flat - angled calligraphic pen tip.






34. Toggles the Type tool

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35. Get you out of the Type tool and selects the Selection tool






36. Uses the z-axis to rotate 2D artwork in 3D space and change the artwork's perspective.






37. Decrease the _______ for horizontal dividers in a rectangular grid or radial dividers in a polar grid by 10% (W/M) - Start dragging - then press F






38. Switch between __________ (W/M) - Start dragging - then hold down C






39. Letter 'd' - black 1pt stroke - white fill.






40. You ____________ by selecting a layer name in the Layers panel and dragging the layer to its new location. The order of layers in the Layers panel controls the document's layer order - topmost in the panel is the frontmost in the artwork.






41. vector paths that are continuious and have no ends - the beginning and end points are the same.






42. A graduated blend between two or more colors or between tints of the same color.






43. Nonprinting lines that can be used to create boundaries or guidelines in a drawing






44. printable portion of the work area - where illustrations can be finalized.






45. Increase size of Blob Brush (W/M)






46. Decrease size of Blob Brush (W/M)






47. Constrain a shape's proportions or orientation to: equal height and width for rectangles - rounded rectangles - ellipses - and grids; Increments of 45° for line and arc segments; Original orientation for polygons - stars - and flares (W/M)






48. The top box in the color icons (bottom of the tool bar) and what you call the inside "color" of a shape






49. This creates a single line of text. If you re-size this type it will re-size the text.






50. Zoom out to view the whole art board.






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