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Adobe Illustrator

Subjects : it-skills, multimedia
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Keep the sides of a star ________ (W/M) - Alt-drag/Option-drag






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






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






4. A group of relaxed command and options.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






13. fills overlapping SELECTED shapes and line segments






14. 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






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. __________________ 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/






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






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






28. Cannot be used as symbols.






29. 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






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






31. 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.






32. __________ 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






33. Toggles the Type tool

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34. Letter 'x' - two arrows






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






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






37. A point on a path that indicates a change of direction.






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






39. 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






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






41. The line that forms the shape of an object






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






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






44. 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.






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






46. Hold shift to select multiple objects.






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






48. Two types of ________.






49. Hold option to draw from the center.






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