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Adobe Illustrator

Subjects : it-skills, multimedia
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. vector paths that are continuious and have no ends - the beginning and end points are the same.






2. Letter 'c' - it will cut line segments






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






4. fills overlapping SELECTED shapes and line segments






5. 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.






6. 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)






7. To force an object to take a certain form






8. 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.






9. Hold shift to draw ___________.






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






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






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






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






14. Toggles the Type tool

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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






21. Stroke type - brush - color transparency and effects






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






23. A mathematically generated curve that has two endpoints and control points to specify curve direction






24. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored






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






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






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






28. ______ an arc - keeping the reference point constant (W/M) - Start dragging - then hold down F






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






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






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






32. Hold option to draw from the center.






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






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






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






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






37. __________ 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






38. __________ 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






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






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






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






42. Zoom out to view the whole art board.






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






44. 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






45. white arrow that will select individual objects in a group or anchor points






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






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






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






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






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