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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. Toggles the Type tool


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






3. Will turn the top shape into a picture frame for all selected art below it.






4. Hold shift to draw ___________.






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






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






7. ____________ winds from a spiral while increasing the length of the spiral (W/M) - Start dragging - then Alt-drag/Start dragging then Option-drag






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






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






10. 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






11. 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.






12. 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.






13. Zoom out to view the whole art board.






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






15. An anchor point that connects path segments in a smooth curve.






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






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






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






19. 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






20. Opacity and blending mode






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






22. 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






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






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






25. Hold option to draw from the center.






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






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






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






29. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored






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






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






32. 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






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






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






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






36. 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.






37. 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.






38. 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.






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






40. A group of relaxed command and options.






41. __________________ 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/






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






43. 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






44. Two types of ________.






45. 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.






46. 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)






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






48. __________ 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






49. A saved set of panel arrangements and tool setting.






50. ______________ 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.