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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. Zoom out to view the whole art board.






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






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






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






5. 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






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






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






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






14. To force an object to take a certain form






15. 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.






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






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






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






19. fills overlapping SELECTED shapes and line segments






20. __________ 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






21. Toggles the Type tool

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22. Hold shift to select multiple objects.






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






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






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






26. 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






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






29. Hold option to draw from the center.






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






31. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored






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






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






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






35. ______________ 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.






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






37. __________ 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






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






39. Keep the sides of a star ________ (W/M) - Alt-drag/Option-drag






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






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






42. 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.






43. A group of relaxed command and options.






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






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






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






47. Stroke type - brush - color transparency and effects






48. Switch through drawing modes (W/M)






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






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