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






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






3. __________ 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






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






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






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






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






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






9. To force an object to take a certain form






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






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






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






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 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.






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Two types of ________.






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






32. 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)






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






34. Hold option to draw from the center.






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






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






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






38. Letter 'x' - two arrows






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






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






41. Zoom out to view the whole art board.






42. Hold shift to draw ___________.






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






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






45. 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






46. ______________ 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.






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






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






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






50. 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.