chapter 1 illustrator Flashcards
Adobe illustrator
is a professional illustration software application - you can create everything from simple graphics, icons, and text to complex and multi layered illustrations. - for page layouts, multimedia presentations or on the web.
dialog box
can change size , width, height - page orientation and unit of measure color
cmyk
cyan, magenta, yellow, black , used to print projects
Rgb
red, green, blue, used for projects that will appear in screens
precision
is a key to good design can get better precision using points and picas
point
is 1/72 of an inch
pica
pica is a 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 ;even and color mode
menu bar
includes all the illustrator menus
black triangle
leads to sub a menu
ellipsis
followed by a dialog box
art board
area bound by a solid line, which you can create your artwork – can by as large as 2227 x 227
scratch area
area outside the artboard where you can store objects before placing them on the art board - 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 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 command y
zoom
command plus sign +
zoom out
command minus sign -
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
number of pixels in given inch
resolution dependent
pixels must be small enough to create an image with the illusion of continuous tone
vector graphics
image created with lines and curves defined mathematically
paths
anchor points and line segments together that are made up of these make vector graphics
vectors
are used to create logos and 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 hollow objects any object without a stroke
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
scale rotate and reflect
tools are the fundamental
reflect tool
flip an object over an imaginary axis
transformed
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
