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Adobe Illustrator

Subjects : it-skills, multimedia
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. solidity of an object's color; the opposite of transparency.






2. __________ 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






3. Switch through drawing modes (W/M)






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






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






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






7. Nonprinting lines that can be used to create boundaries or guidelines in a drawing






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






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






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






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






12. Hold shift to draw ___________.






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






14. 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






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






16. Hold shift to select multiple objects.






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






18. __________ 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






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






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






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






22. Opacity and blending mode






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






24. The line that forms the shape of an object






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






26. Hold option to draw from the center.






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






28. To force an object to take a certain form






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






30. 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.






31. __________________ 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/






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






37. Toggles the Type tool

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






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






45. 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.






46. 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.






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






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






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






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