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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. __________ 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






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






11. Opacity and blending mode






12. 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.






13. Hold shift to select multiple objects.






14. To force an object to take a certain form






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






16. 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






17. Stroke type - brush - color transparency and effects






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






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






20. Letter 'x' - two arrows






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






22. Hold option to draw from the center.






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






24. 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






25. 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.






26. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






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






37. Using the S_______________ - you can visually and intuitively merge - delete - fill and edit overlapping shapes and paths directly in the artwork.






38. 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.






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






40. 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.






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






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






43. The line that forms the shape of an object






44. 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






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






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






47. Measurement system used in graphic design; 1/72nd of an inch.






48. Two types of ________.






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






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