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






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






3. 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.






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






5. To force an object to take a certain form






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






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






8. Switch through drawing modes (W/M)






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






10. Letter 'x' - two arrows






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






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






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






14. Hold shift to select multiple objects.






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






16. 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.






17. The line that forms the shape of an object






18. 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.






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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






25. ______________ 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.






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






27. Hold option to draw from the center.






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






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






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






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






32. Opacity and blending mode






33. 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.






34. __________ 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






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