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






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






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






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






5. Amount of light that can pass through an object. a transparent object allows objects below to appear.






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






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






13. 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






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






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






16. ______________ 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.






17. A point on a path that indicates a change of direction.






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






19. To force an object to take a certain form






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






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






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






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






24. 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.






25. 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






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






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






28. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored






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






30. Zoom out to view the whole art board.






31. The line that forms the shape of an object






32. Hold shift to select multiple objects.






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






34. Opacity and blending mode






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






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






37. Switch through drawing modes (W/M)






38. Letter '/' (questions mark key) - a box with red slash






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. fills overlapping SELECTED shapes and line segments






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






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






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






49. A group of relaxed command and options.






50. Letter 'x' - two arrows