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Adobe Illustrator

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






2. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored






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






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






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






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






7. 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






8. 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.






9. Hold shift to draw ___________.






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






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






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






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






14. Letter 'x' - two arrows






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






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






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






18. 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






19. Switch through drawing modes (W/M)






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






21. 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.






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






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






24. 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






25. Toggles the Type tool

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






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






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






29. 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.






30. The line that forms the shape of an object






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






32. __________ 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






33. An anchor point where a path changes direction direction in an angle rather than smoothly.






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






45. You ____________ by selecting a layer name in the Layers panel and dragging the layer to its new location. The order of layers in the Layers panel controls the document's layer order - topmost in the panel is the frontmost in the artwork.






46. To force an object to take a certain form






47. Two types of ________.






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






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






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