chapter3 Flashcards
pen tool
used to draw lines
marquee
rectangular dotted line that surrounds the area you drag over
corner point
where the endpoints of two straight segments are united
average command
simple and effective choice for aligning points
join
unites 2 anchor points
smooth points
anchor points created by clicking and dragging the one tool
direction points
handles at end of direction lines to reshape the curve
to name a view
click, view menu, new view
ctrl/ command
to change to selection tool and click artboard to stop the pen
anchor points
are selected appear as solid blue squares
average command
aligns points
drawing from scratch
starting with a new document and using only illustrator
tracing scanned image
use the place command - use as guide
attributes
refers to that which has been applied to an objects the effects its appearnce
eyedropper
apply full attribute of 1 object to another
use stacking commands
to assemble an illustration
caps
applied to ends of stroked paths round caps are more appealing
joins
when 2 stroked paths form a corner point
miter
length of a point
pseudo stroke
false strok, kinda like a shadow
stroke panel
to create dashed lines
live trace
illustrator traces a scanned image or photo
