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






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






3. Letter 'x' - two arrows






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






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






6. 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






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






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






9. 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.






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






11. Hold shift to draw ___________.






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






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






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






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






16. Opacity and blending mode






17. Add or remove _______________ from a rectangular grid or radial lines from a polar grid (W/M) - Start dragging - then press the Right Arrow or Left Arrow






18. 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.






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






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






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






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






23. Two types of ________.






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






29. __________ 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






30. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored






31. To force an object to take a certain form






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






33. Switch through drawing modes (W/M)






34. Zoom out to view the whole art board.






35. ____________ winds from a spiral while increasing the length of the spiral (W/M) - Start dragging - then Alt-drag/Start dragging then Option-drag






36. fills overlapping SELECTED shapes and line segments






37. A group of relaxed command and options.






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






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






40. __________________ 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/






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






42. ______________ 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.






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






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






45. Toggles the Type tool

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46. 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.






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






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






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






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