chapter 1 illustrator Flashcards
adobe illustrator
a professional illustration software application- You can create everything from simple graphics, icons, and text to complex and multilayered illustrations. - for page layouts, multimedia presentations or on the web.
dialog box
can change size - width, height - page orientation-0 and unit of measure- color
CMYK
cyan, magenta, yellow, black (used for print projects)
RGB
red, green, blue: used for projects that will appear on screens
precision
is a key to good design - can get better precision using points and picas
point
is 1/72 of an inch
pica
is 12 points or 1/6 of an inch
preferences
use to set units of measure- in edit menu
title bar
contains the name of your document, magnification level, and color mode
menu bar
includes all of the illustrator menus
black triangle
leads to a sub menu
ellipsis
followed by a dialog box
artboard
area bound by a solid line, which you create your artwork - can be as large as 227x227
scratch area
are outside the dartboard where you can store objects before placing them on dartboard - will not print
tools panel
contains tools that let you create, select, and manipulate objects.
tiny black triangle
indicates “hidden” tools behind that tool
zoom text box
displays current magnification level
status bar
contains a list arrow menu from which you can choose a status line with info about current tool
panels
windows containing features for modifying and manipulating illustrator objects - arranged in groups
docking panels
allows you to arrange multiple panels or panel groups vertically
tab key
hides and shows panels
outline view
shows the skeleton of your work - lines and curves
preview
shows complete work - commandY (toggle key)
Zoom
command +
Zoom out
command -
hand tool (hold spacebar)
allows you to move artboard
bounding box
eight hollow white squares that show an object is selected
bitmap images
created using square or rectangular grid of colored squares called pixels
resolution
the number of pixels in a given inch
resolution-dependent
pixels must be small enough to create an image with the illusion of continuous tone
vector graphics
created with lines and curves and are defined by mathematical objects called vectors
paths
anchor points and line segments together that are made up of these vector graphics
Vector
used to create logos or line art
resolution independent
because they are not created with pixels, this is no resolution
X
switches between fill and stroke mode
none
swatch with red line through it is called this - and used as a fill for a hollow object - any object w/ out a stoke
grouping
objects allows you to move many objects as 1 - to group - go to object, group
smart guides
temporary guides that can be turned on and off in view menu - and help you move and align objects in relation to other objects
reflect tool
to flip an object over an imaginary axis
transform
repeats the previous transformation
direct selection tool
selects individual anchor points or single paths of an object - can distort with this tool
guides
help you work with precision. - will lose fill, stroke, etc while guides are on
