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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A saved set of panel arrangements and tool setting.






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






3. 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.






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






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






6. Cannot be used as symbols.






7. 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.






8. Hold option to draw from the center.






9. 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.






10. __________ 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






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






12. __________________ 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/






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






14. To create _________ by placing the object to be used as a mask on top of the object to be masked. Then you select the mask and the objects to be masked - and choose Make Opacity Mask from the Transparency panel menu.






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






16. Letter 'd' - black 1pt stroke - white fill.






17. Opacity and blending mode






18. A group of relaxed command and options.






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






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






21. Stroke type - brush - color transparency and effects






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






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






29. This creates a text box where the text will wrap at the end of the line to the next. Also when you re-size the box - the text remains the same size.






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






31. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored






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






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






41. Because the __________ is part of the Illustrator file - no link can be broken.






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






43. Letter 'x' - two arrows






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






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






46. Measurement system used in grapic programs; there are six of these in an inch.






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






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






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






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