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Adobe Illustrator

Subjects : it-skills, multimedia
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Constrain Blob Brush path horizontally or vertically (W/M)






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






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






4. Amount of light that can pass through an object. a transparent object allows objects below to appear.






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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)






12. ______________ 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.






13. __________ 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






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






15. Hold option to draw from the center.






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






17. Zoom out to view the whole art board.






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






19. Stroke type - brush - color transparency and effects






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. fills overlapping SELECTED shapes and line segments






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






28. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored






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






30. Opacity and blending mode






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






32. __________ 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






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






34. Toggles the Type tool

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






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






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






38. The line that forms the shape of an object






39. Letter 'x' - two arrows






40. 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






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






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






43. To force an object to take a certain form






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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