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Adobe Illustrator

Subjects : it-skills, multimedia
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The bottom box in the color icons (bottom of the tool bar) and what you call the outline "color" of a shape






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






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






4. __________________ 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/






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






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






7. 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.






8. Zoom out to view the whole art board.






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






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






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






12. Increase the skew value for _________ in a rectangular grid or concentric dividers in a polar grid by 10% (W/M) - Start dragging - then press C






13. 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






14. ______________ 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.






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






16. __________ 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






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






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






19. Two ways to bring symbols from _____________ : Copy and paste the symbol(s) from Illustrator to Flash - choose File > Import > Import to Stage - or choose File > Import > Import to Library.






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






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






22. __________ 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






23. 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






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






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






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






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






28. Opacity and blending mode






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






30. To force an object to take a certain form






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






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






33. 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






34. A group of relaxed command and options.






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






45. Hold shift to select multiple objects.






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






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






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






49. Cannot be used as symbols.






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