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






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






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






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






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






6. A group of relaxed command and options.






7. ______________ 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. fills overlapping SELECTED shapes and line segments






15. To force an object to take a certain form






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






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






18. 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)






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






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






21. 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






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






23. Letter '/' (questions mark key) - a box with red slash






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






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






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






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






28. 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






29. Toggles the Type tool

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30. 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.






31. Hold shift to select multiple objects.






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






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






34. Letter 'x' - two arrows






35. 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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Two types of ________.






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






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






44. Opacity and blending mode






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






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






47. Zoom out to view the whole art board.






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






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






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