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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 point on a path that indicates a change of direction.






2. Letter 'z'. magnifying glass - click and drag around the zoom area - hold option + click and zoom out.






3. Change the _______ of a spiral (W/M) - Start dragging then Ctrl-drag/Start dragging then Command-drag






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






5. 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.






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. 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






8. Hold option to draw from the center.






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






10. 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






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






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






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






14. To ___________ Select the paths - then press Ctrl+J/Select the paths - then press Command+J






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Will show you variations on a selected color including tints - shades - and pallets based upon that color.






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






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






30. 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.






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






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






33. The line that forms the shape of an object






34. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored






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






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






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






38. Switch through drawing modes (W/M)






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






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






41. To create _________ by placing the object to be used as a mask on top of the object to be masked. Then you select the mask and the objects to be masked - and choose Make Opacity Mask from the Transparency panel menu.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. ______________ 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.






50. Letter 'x' - two arrows