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Adobe Illustrator

Subjects : it-skills, multimedia
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1. To slant or skew an object from its original orientation.






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






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






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






5. Opacity and blending mode






6. Two types of ________.






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






8. Toggles the Type tool

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9. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored






10. 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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






22. Provides access to a large bank of color pallets built by an international design community.






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






24. 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






25. 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.






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






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






28. To force an object to take a certain form






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






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






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






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






33. Constrain a shape's proportions or orientation to: equal height and width for rectangles - rounded rectangles - ellipses - and grids; Increments of 45° for line and arc segments; Original orientation for polygons - stars - and flares (W/M)






34. Switch through drawing modes (W/M)






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






36. Six basic ___________ are: Rectangle - Rounded Rectangle - Ellipse - Polygon - Star - and Flare.






37. ______________ 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. A group of relaxed command and options.






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






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






49. 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.






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






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