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Adobe Illustrator

Subjects : it-skills, multimedia
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. black arrow that will select the whole or grouped objects.






2. 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.






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






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






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Zoom out to view the whole art board.






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






16. Opacity and blending mode






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






18. 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.






19. Stroke type - brush - color transparency and effects






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






21. 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)






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






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






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






25. Toggles the Type tool

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26. Scatter an object - such as a leaf - along a path; you can adjust the size - spacing - scatter and rotation options to change the appearance of the brush.






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






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






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






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






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






33. fills overlapping SELECTED shapes and line segments






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






35. Decrease the _______ for horizontal dividers in a rectangular grid or radial dividers in a polar grid by 10% (W/M) - Start dragging - then press F






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. A group of relaxed command and options.






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






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






45. Two types of ________.






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






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






48. Cannot be used as symbols.






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