chapter 3 Flashcards
pen tool
use it to draw outlines
marquee
rectangular dotted line that surrounds what you have selected
corner point
where the endpoints of 2 straight segments are united by a point
average command
simple and effective choice for aligning points
joint
unites two anchor points
smooth point
anchor points created by clicking and dragging the pen tool
direction points
handles at the end of the direction lines that you will use to reshape a curve
to name a view
click view menu, new view
ctrl
to change to selection tool and click dartboard to stop the pen
anchor points
that are selected will be solid blue
average command
aligns points
drawing from scratch
starting with new document and using only illustrator tools
tracing a scanned image
use the place command and use as a guide
attributes
refers to anything which has been applied to an object that affects its appearance
eyedropper tool
use this to apply all attributes of one object to another
uses stacking command
bring to front send to back to assemble am illustration
caps
applied to ends of stroked paths round caps are more appealing
joins
when two stroked paths form a corner point
miter
length of a point
pseudo stroke
or false stroke: where there is no stroke but an object behind it and distort it to look like a stroke
stroke panel
to create dashed lines
live trace
illustrator traces a scanned image or a photo
live paint
designed to make paint more easier snd more intuitive - uses regions and edges
