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






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






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






4. Switch through drawing modes (W/M)






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






6. 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.






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






8. Cannot be used as symbols.






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






10. Stroke type - brush - color transparency and effects






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






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






13. 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






14. 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.






15. __________ 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






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






24. This creates a text box where the text will wrap at the end of the line to the next. Also when you re-size the box - the text remains the same size.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






35. Letter 'd' - black 1pt stroke - white fill.






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






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






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






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






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






41. __________________ 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/






42. Hold option to draw from the center.






43. Two types of ________.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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