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Adobe Illustrator

Subjects : it-skills, multimedia
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1. These tools allow you to cut and merge selected shapes.






2. 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.






3. __________________ 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/






4. Keep the sides of a star ________ (W/M) - Alt-drag/Option-drag






5. This creates a text box where the text will wrap at the end of the line to the next. Also when you re-size the box - the text remains the same size.






6. black arrow that will select the whole or grouped objects.






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






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






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






10. Hold shift to select multiple objects.






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






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






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






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






15. __________ 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






16. A single level in the stacking order that can hold any number of object.






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






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






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






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






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






22. Switch through drawing modes (W/M)






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






24. ______________ 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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






32. Toggles the Type tool

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






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






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






36. __________ 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






37. Using the S_______________ - you can visually and intuitively merge - delete - fill and edit overlapping shapes and paths directly in the artwork.






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






39. in the option bar for a selected live paint group






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






41. An anchor point that connects path segments in a smooth curve.






42. fills overlapping SELECTED shapes and line segments






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






44. ______ an arc - keeping the reference point constant (W/M) - Start dragging - then hold down F






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






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






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






48. 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.






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. 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.






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