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Adobe Illustrator

Subjects : it-skills, multimedia
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. To create _________ by placing the object to be used as a mask on top of the object to be masked. Then you select the mask and the objects to be masked - and choose Make Opacity Mask from the Transparency panel menu.






2. Six basic ___________ are: Rectangle - Rounded Rectangle - Ellipse - Polygon - Star - and Flare.






3. Rectangle drawn around an object with a tool to select an area.






4. Provides access to a large bank of color pallets built by an international design community.






5. To force an object to take a certain form






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






7. Scatter an object - such as a leaf - along a path; you can adjust the size - spacing - scatter and rotation options to change the appearance of the brush.






8. Draw from the center of a shape (except for polygons - stars - and flares) (W/M)






9. __________________ horizontal lines from a rectangular grid or concentric lines from a polar grid (W/M) - Start dragging - then press the Up Arrow or Down Arrow/






10. Hold option to draw from the center.






11. Letter 'z'. magnifying glass - click and drag around the zoom area - hold option + click and zoom out.






12. Will show you variations on a selected color including tints - shades - and pallets based upon that color.






13. The line that forms the shape of an object






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






15. The point on which an object rotates or transform . The point of orgin may be within the object or outside it.






16. Toggles the Type tool

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17. A saved set of panel arrangements and tool setting.






18. __________ the skew value for vertical dividers in a rectangular grid or concentric dividers in a polar grid by 10% (W/M) - Start dragging - then press X






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






20. A layer within a layer that can have its own name and its own settings






21. Three types of _______: Extrude & Bevel - Revolve - Rotate






22. fills overlapping SELECTED shapes and line segments






23. Hold shift to select multiple objects.






24. Cannot be used as symbols.






25. Characteristics of the inner area of an object - such as the color - pattern style - etc. - inside an object.






26. 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.






27. ____________ winds from a spiral while increasing the length of the spiral (W/M) - Start dragging - then Alt-drag/Start dragging then Option-drag






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






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






30. white arrow that will select individual objects in a group or anchor points






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






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






33. Appearance panel contains the _______________ (fill type - color - transparency and effects)






34. Moves the view of the art board when zoomed in- you can toggle it with the space-bar






35. 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.






36. Opacity and blending mode






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






38. 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.






39. Resizing an object horizontally - vertically - or proportionally in both directions to a percentage of its origanal size.






40. Line extending from anchor point that shows the direction of a curve






41. A location in the application window where a panel or panels are secured so they do not float.






42. Hold shift to draw ___________.






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






44. Will turn the top shape into a picture frame for all selected art below it.






45. A special effect applied to a digital image. Many filters mimic the effect of special camera lenses.






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






47. Add or remove _______________ from a rectangular grid or radial lines from a polar grid (W/M) - Start dragging - then press the Right Arrow or Left Arrow






48. A separate - external file connected to the Illustrator file by an electronic link.






49. 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






50. vector paths that have two ends; the beginning and end points are not the same