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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. 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.






2. Hold shift to draw ___________.






3. ______________ 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.






4. Switch through drawing modes (W/M)






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






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






7. fills overlapping SELECTED shapes and line segments






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






9. Hold option to draw from the center.






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






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






12. To force an object to take a certain form






13. 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






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






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






16. To create _________ by placing the object to be used as a mask on top of the object to be masked. Then you select the mask and the objects to be masked - and choose Make Opacity Mask from the Transparency panel menu.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






29. Opacity and blending mode






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






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






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






33. 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






34. Zoom out to view the whole art board.






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






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 saved set of panel arrangements and tool setting.






38. 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.






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






40. The line that forms the shape of an object






41. A group of relaxed command and options.






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






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






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






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






46. Letter 'x' - two arrows






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






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






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






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