chapter 1 Flashcards
is a professional illustration software application- you can create everything from simple graphics, icons, and text to complex and multilayered illustrations.
Adobe Illustrator
can change size- width, height-page orientation-and unit of measure-color
dialog box
cyan magenta, yellow, black (used for print projects)
CMYK
red, green, blue (used for computer projects)
RGB
is a key to good design-can get better precision using points and picas
Precision
1/72 of an inch
point
12 points or 1/6 of an inch
pica
use to set units of measure
preferences
contains the name of your document, magnification level, and color mode
title bar
includes all of the illustrator menus
menu bar
leads to a sub menu
black triangle
followed by dialog box
elipsis
area bound by a solid line, which you create your own art work
artboard
area outside the dartboard where you can store objects before placing them on artboard
scratch board
contains tools that let you create, select, and manipulate objects
tools
indicates hidden tools behind that tool
tiny black triangle
displays current magnification level
zoom text box
contains a list arrow menu from which you can choose a status line with info about current tool
status bar
windows containing features for modifying and manipulating illustrator objects
panels
allows you to arrange multiple panels or panel groups vertically
docking panels
hide and how panels
tab key
shows the skeleton of your work
outline view
shows complete work
preview
command +
zoom
command -
zoom out
allows you to move art board
hand tool
eight hollow white squares that show an object is selected
bounding box
created using square or rectangular grid of colored squares called pixels
bitmap images
the number of pixels in a given inch
resolution
pixels must be small enough to create an image with the illusion continuous tone
resolution dependent
created with lines and curves and are defined by mathematical objects called vectors
vector graphics
anchor points and line segments together that are made up of these vector graphics
paths
often used to create logos or line art
vectors
because they are not created with pixels, this is no resolution
resolution independednt
switches between fill and stroke mode
x
swatch with red line through it is called this and used as a fill for a hollow object
none
objects allows you to move many objects
grouping
temporary guides that can be turned on and off in view menu and help you move and align objects
smart guides
3 transform tooks
scale, rotate, and reflect
used to flip object
reflect tool
repeats the previous transformation
transfrom
selects individual anchor points or single paths of an object
direct selection
