BASICS 03 Flashcards

1
Q

change screen mode:

A

F key

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2
Q

delete fill

A

hit the slash key

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3
Q

smart guides -

toggle active / idle

A

Ctrl + U

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4
Q

preview Rotate dynamically
+ superslow revolution

A

Transform Panel:

rotate function

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5
Q

hide object

A

Ctrl + 3

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6
Q

‘Save ICC Profiles’ -

what does it do?

A

tells other apps

what colour space

you worked in

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7
Q

mirror

A

O

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8
Q

the default end point style of a stroke is called a …

A

butt cap

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9
Q

to align a bunch of objects

to an artboard,

you need to first…?

A

make them into a group

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10
Q

save profiles - where?

A

Documents and Settings...\New Document Profiles

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11
Q

what point size is commonly

seen as a ‘hairline’?

A

0.3pt

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12
Q

max number of artboards in Ai

A

100

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13
Q

change artboard

spacing globally:

A

Object / Artboards / Rearrange

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14
Q

clone path’s stroke thinner

than original? - remedy:

A

Transform panel fly-out menu

/ ‘Scale Strokes & Effects’

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15
Q

rectangle

A

M

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16
Q

Stacking -

travel up and down:

A

Ctrl + Alt + [or]

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17
Q

Blob Brush Tool:

where is it in the toolbox?

+ by default is set to fill or stroke?

A

under the paintbrush

set to stroke by default

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18
Q

what is distributing objects?

A

spacing them apart,

equidistant from one another

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19
Q

save all swatches used in doc:

A

Swatches fly-out /

Add Used Colors

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20
Q

you can drag an object by an anchor point if…

A

…the bounding box is off

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21
Q

keyboard shortcuts dialog:

A

mash your fist + K

22
Q

what’s a nested tool?

A

in the tool panel,

a tool subsumed under a main one - e.g. blob is under brush

23
Q

cycle through docs

A

Ctrl + Tab

24
Q

move shape on the fly:

A

Space Bar

25
Q

set layer to wireframe mode:

A

Ctrl + Click visibility eye icon, in left column of a layer

26
Q

cusp point - what is it?

A

a corner between

two curved segments

27
Q

72ppi…

A

= 6 picas

one pica = 12 points

1pt = 0.35mm

28
Q

fit all artboards in window:

A

Ctrl + Alt + ZERO

29
Q

bounding box

A

Ctrl + Shift + B

30
Q

what is aligning objects?

A

arranging them

into even rows or columns

31
Q

Aligning objects - what is it?

A

to arrange them

into even rows and columns

32
Q

what is solid leading ?

A

tip of descender of one line touches top of ascender

of line below.

33
Q

paste on all artboards:

A

mash your fist + V

34
Q

rainbow ramp in

color panel is called:

A

the spectrum ramp

35
Q

rotate

A

R

36
Q

toggle fill / stroke in toolbox:

A

Shift + X

37
Q

drag object to another layer

A

drag the blue square

on the layer

38
Q

the Reflect Tool -

where is it?

A

nestled under the Rotate Tool

39
Q

Pantone libraries -

find them:

A

libraries / Color Books

40
Q

how to access last used tool:

A

Ctrl key

41
Q

new layer

A

Ctrl + L

42
Q

shrink artboard to artwork:

A

in artboard mode,

x2-click the artwork

43
Q

move ruler guide

one notch at a time:

A

Shift + drag new guide

44
Q

What is the most basic

form of alignment?

A

snapping to an anchor point

45
Q

technical name

of a sharp angle

A

mitre

46
Q

import swatch into

main swatch panel:

A
  1. browse swatches in library
  2. x2-click transfers swatch to main swatch panel
47
Q

pixel grid (align to - )

A

Ctrl + Alt + Y

48
Q

select contents of a layer

A

click upper right corner

49
Q

name the icon

with 10 reference points

A

the reference point matrix

50
Q

duplicate a layer:

A

layer panel fly-out:

‘Duplicate Layer x’