Chapter 1 Illustrator Flashcards

1
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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.

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Adobe illustrator

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2
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-can change size- width, height, page orientation- and unit of measure- color.

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dialogue box

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3
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cyan magenta yellow black (used for print projects)

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Cmyk

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4
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red green blue: used got projects that will appear on screen.

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RGB

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5
Q

a key to good design- can get better points using points and picas

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Precision

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6
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1/72 of an inch

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point

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7
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is 12 points or 1/6th of an inch

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pica

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8
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use to set units of a measure- in edit menu

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Preferences

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9
Q

contains the name of your document, magnification level and color mode

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Title bar

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10
Q

includes all of the illustrator menus

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menu bar

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11
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leads to sub menu

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black triangle

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12
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followed by a dialogue box

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ellipsis

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13
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area bound by a solid line

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artboard

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14
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area outside of the art board

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scratch area

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15
Q

contains tools that lets you create and manipulate objects

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Tools panel

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16
Q

indicates hidden tools behind that tool

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tiny black triangle

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17
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displays current magnification level

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Zoom text box

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18
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contains a list arrow menu from which you can choose a status line info

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Status bar

19
Q

windows containing features for modifying and manipulating Illustrator objects

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Panels

20
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allows you to arrange panels vertically

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docking panels

21
Q

hide and unhide the panels

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tab key

22
Q

shows the skeleton of your work- lines and curves

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Outline view

23
Q

Shows complete work

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preview

24
Q

command +

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zoom

25
Q

command -

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zoom out

26
Q

allows you to move artboard

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hand tool

27
Q

white squares that show an object is selected

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bounding box

28
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created using square or rectangular grid of colored squares called pixels

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Bitmap image

29
Q

the number of pixels in a given inch

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resolution

30
Q

when pixels are small enough to create image with a continuous tone

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Resolution dependent

31
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created with lines and curves and are defined by mathematical objects called vectors

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Vector graphics

32
Q

anchor point and line segments together that are made up of these vector graphics

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Paths

33
Q

often used to create logos and liners

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Vectors

34
Q

an image is not created with pixels so there is no resolution to change

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resolution independent

35
Q

switches between the fill and stroke

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X

36
Q

swatch with red line through it and used as a fill for a hollow object, any object without a stroke

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none

37
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objects allows you to move many objects as one

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Grouping

38
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temporary guides that can be turned on and off in view menu and help you move and align objects in relation to other objects

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Smart guides

39
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fundamental transform tools

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scale rotate and reflect

40
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flip an object over axis

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reflect tool

41
Q

repeats the previous transformation

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transform

42
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allows you to distort and selects individual anchor points

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Direct selection tool

43
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help you work with precision

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guides