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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. fills overlapping SELECTED shapes and line segments






2. 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.






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






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






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






11. Toggles the Type tool

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






13. Draw from the center of a shape (except for polygons - stars - and flares) (W/M)






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






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






16. Zoom out to view the whole art board.






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






18. Nonprinting lines that can be used to create boundaries or guidelines in a drawing






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






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






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






22. 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






23. This creates a single line of text. If you re-size this type it will re-size the text.






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






25. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored






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






27. Uses the z-axis to rotate 2D artwork in 3D space and change the artwork's perspective.






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






29. Letter 'x' - two arrows






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






35. ______________ 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.






36. 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






37. 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






38. 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.






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






40. 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






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






42. Keep the inner radius of a star ________ (W/M) - Start dragging - then hold down Ctrl/Start dragging - then hold down Command






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






50. Two types of ________.