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






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






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






5. ______________ 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.






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






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






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






9. 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






10. Letter 'v' - black arrow - will select the whole or grouped objects






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






12. Zoom out to view the whole art board.






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






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






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






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






17. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored






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






19. Hold shift to select multiple objects.






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






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






22. Hold option to draw from the center.






23. 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.






24. Two types of ________.






25. __________ 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






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






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






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






29. Letter 'x' - two arrows






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






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






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






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






34. Switch through drawing modes (W/M)






35. A group of relaxed command and options.






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






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






38. Opacity and blending mode






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. __________________ 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/






48. Using the S_______________ - you can visually and intuitively merge - delete - fill and edit overlapping shapes and paths directly in the artwork.






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






50. 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.