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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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1. ______________ 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.






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






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






4. A graduated blend between two or more colors or between tints of the same color.






5. Zoom out to view the whole art board.






6. Hold shift to select multiple objects.






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






8. 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.






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






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






11. Toggles the Type tool

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






13. Switch through drawing modes (W/M)






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






19. fills overlapping SELECTED shapes and line segments






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






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






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






23. Hold shift to draw ___________.






24. Letter '/' (questions mark key) - a box with red slash






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






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






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






28. 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






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






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






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






32. Letter 'x' - two arrows






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






34. 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






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






36. 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.






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






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






43. __________ 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






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






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






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






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






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






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