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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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1. 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






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






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






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






5. 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.






6. The line that forms the shape of an object






7. 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.






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






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






10. Will allow you to change all of the colors in your selected art in a variety of ways.






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






12. __________________ 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/






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






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






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






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






17. 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)






18. 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.






19. 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.






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






21. Letter 'x' - two arrows






22. Hold shift to select multiple objects.






23. Hold option to draw from the center.






24. __________ 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






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






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






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






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






29. Switch through drawing modes (W/M)






30. Uses the z-axis to give a 2D object depth by extruding the object. For example - a circle becomes a cylinder.






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






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






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






35. Zoom out to view the whole art board.






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






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






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






39. Cannot be used as symbols.






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






50. Stroke type - brush - color transparency and effects