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Adobe Illustrator

Subjects : it-skills, multimedia
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Draw from the center of a shape (except for polygons - stars - and flares) (W/M)






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






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






4. Toggles the Type tool


5. 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.






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






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






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






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






10. To force an object to take a certain form






11. Stroke type - brush - color transparency and effects






12. 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.






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






14. Opacity and blending mode






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






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






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






18. 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.






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






20. __________ 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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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






39. 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.






40. Hold shift to draw ___________.






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






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






43. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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