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






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






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






4. 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.






5. fills overlapping SELECTED shapes and line segments






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






7. 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.






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






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






10. Decrease the _______ for horizontal dividers in a rectangular grid or radial dividers in a polar grid by 10% (W/M) - Start dragging - then press F






11. 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






12. The line that forms the shape of an object






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






14. Switch through drawing modes (W/M)






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






16. Toggles the Type tool

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17. Switch between __________ (W/M) - Start dragging - then hold down C






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






19. Opacity and blending mode






20. __________________ 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/






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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)






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






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






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






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






32. Zoom out to view the whole art board.






33. Hold shift to draw ___________.






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






35. A group of relaxed command and options.






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






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






38. 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






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






40. Hold shift to select multiple objects.






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






42. __________ 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






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






44. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored






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






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






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






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






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






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