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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. Letter 'c' - it will cut line segments






2. Stroke type - brush - color transparency and effects






3. __________ 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






4. Hold shift to draw ___________.






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






6. Keep the inner radius of a star ________ (W/M) - Start dragging - then hold down Ctrl/Start dragging - then hold down Command






7. A group of relaxed command and options.






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






9. __________________ 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/






10. 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.






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






12. Two types of ________.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






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






22. 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.






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






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






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






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






27. The area surrounding the art board on the computer screen - depending on the magnification or view - it may or may not be visible.






28. Switch through drawing modes (W/M)






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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)






35. 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






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






37. Switch between __________ (W/M) - Start dragging - then hold down C






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






49. ______________ 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.






50. 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.