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Adobe Illustrator

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1. Hold shift to select multiple objects.






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






3. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored






4. 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.






5. 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.






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






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






8. Uses the y-axis to revolve an object around an axis. For example - an arc becomes a circle.






9. 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






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






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






12. 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.






13. fills overlapping SELECTED shapes and line segments






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






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






16. A group of relaxed command and options.






17. Letter 'x' - two arrows






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






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






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






21. __________ 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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Measurement system used in grapic programs; there are six of these in an inch.






28. Two types of ________.






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






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






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






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






33. Opacity and blending mode






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






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






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






37. Uses the z-axis to give a 2D object depth by extruding the object. For example - a circle becomes a cylinder.






38. 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






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






40. 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.






41. ______________ 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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.






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