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Adobe Illustrator

Subjects : it-skills, multimedia
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






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






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






4. To slant or skew an object from its original orientation.






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






6. __________ 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






7. 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






8. Zoom out to view the whole art board.






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






10. 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






11. Letter 'c' - it will cut line segments






12. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






18. Letter 'v' - black arrow - will select the whole or grouped objects






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






20. __________________ 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/






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






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






23. Measurement system used in graphic design; 1/72nd of an inch.






24. 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)






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






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






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






28. 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.






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






30. Letter 'a' - white arrow - will select individual objects in a group - or anchor points.






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






32. Opacity and blending mode






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






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






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






36. Hold shift to draw ___________.






37. 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.






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






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






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






41. 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.






42. Constrain Blob Brush path horizontally or vertically (W/M)






43. Five ________: Art - Calligraphic - Pattern - Bristle and Scatter.






44. 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.






45. Toggles the Type tool

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






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






48. The line that forms the shape of an object






49. A graduated blend of colors used as a fill; can be linear (flat) or radial (round)






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