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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. Hold option to draw from the center.






2. 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.






3. 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.






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






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






6. ______________ 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.






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






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






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






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






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






12. Letter 'x' - two arrows






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






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






15. __________ 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






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






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






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






19. Letter 'z'. magnifying glass - click and drag around the zoom area - hold option + click and zoom out.






20. vector paths that are continuious and have no ends - the beginning and end points are the same.






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






22. 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)






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






24. Hold shift to draw ___________.






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






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






27. Two types of ________.






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






39. 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.






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






41. A separate - external file connected to the Illustrator file by an electronic link.






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






43. Hold shift to select multiple objects.






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






50. A group of relaxed command and options.