chp 2 illustrator Flashcards
character panel
to change text features
illustrator
is the best program for creating typography
gradient
graduated blend between 2 or more colors used to fill an object or multiple objects
baseline
path on which type is positioned with type tool
leading
vertical pace between baselines
tracking
inserts uniform spaces between characters to affect the width of selected words or blocks of text
kerning
used to affect the space between any two characters
positive
moves characters farther apart
negative
moves characters closer
typography
art of designing letterforms
glyphs panel
contains various type characters that aren’t necessarily available
area type tool
and vertical are used to type in a flow
lock selection command
allows you to exempt an object from selection and affix it to artboard
style
group of formatting attributes such as fonts size color
type on a path tool
allows u to type on straight or curved path
gradient
leftmost color is starting color
stops
small house shaped icons that shows color used in gradient
midpoint
with two colors meet is represented by a diamond
linear gradient
can be positioned left to right up and down or on an angle
radial gradient
serious of concentric circles has no angle
drag a gradient
to swatches panel and name it
stacking order
defines how objects will be displayed when they overlap
convert text to a object
before you can fill it with a gradient
one text is converted to outlines
you can’t change the typeface
