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Adobe Illustrator

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






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






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






4. 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)






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. object that is dimmed and unavailable for modification but can be used as a guide for creating objects.






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






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






19. __________________ 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/






20. Hold option to draw from the center.






21. Letter 'x' - two arrows






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






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






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






26. __________ 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






27. 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.






28. 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






29. Cannot be used as symbols.






30. Opacity and blending mode






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Toggles the Type tool

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38. 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.






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






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






41. Hold shift to draw ___________.






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






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






44. 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.






45. Menu button You can access symbols from saved documents either by clicking the _____________ at the bottom of the Symbols panel and choosing Other Library from the menu that appears; by choosing Other Library from the Symbols panel menu; or by choosi






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






47. Switch through drawing modes (W/M)






48. fills overlapping SELECTED shapes and line segments






49. To ______________ Select the paths - then press Shift+Ctrl+Alt+j/Select the anchor point - then press Shift+Command+Option+j






50. To force an object to take a certain form