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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Hold shift to draw ___________.






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






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






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






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






20. 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)






21. fills overlapping SELECTED shapes and line segments






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






23. The line that forms the shape of an object






24. Zoom out to view the whole art board.






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






26. 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.






27. 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






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






29. Opacity and blending mode






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






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






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






33. Two types of ________.






34. __________ 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






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






36. __________ 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






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






38. To force an object to take a certain form






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






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






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






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






43. Toggles the Type tool

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






45. Cannot be used as symbols.






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






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






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






49. 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.






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