elisrATER CH 1 Flashcards
abobe illestrater
is a profesional illustration software application
diolag box
change size width length height page orientation
cmyk
cyan magenta yellow black used for print projects
rgb
re Doreen blue used for projects that will appear on screens
presision
is akewy to good design can get better precision using points and pias
point
1/72 of a inch
pica
is 12 pionts for 1/6 of a inch
prefrences
use to set units of measurement in edit menu
title bar
contains the name of your document magnification level and color made
end bar
includes all of ilistater menus
black triagle
leads to a sub menu
ellipis
followed by a dialog box
aart board
area that u work in solid line which u create artwork cane 227-227
scratch area
area outside of art board
tools pannel
contains tools that let u select creat 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 u ca find out info about the tool
panels
fetueresfor modifying and manipulating illustrates objects arranged inn groups
docking panel;
allows u to arrange multiple panels or panel groups
tab key
hides and shows panels
outline view
shows the skeleton or outline of ur picture
preview shows complete woirk
zoom command plus
z
zoom
comand minus
hand tool
hold spacebar allows u to move artboard
bonding box
eight white squares that show an object is selected
biotmap images
created by using squares grid of colors sqaures
resolution
number of pixels in a given inch
resolution dependent
pixels must be small enough to creat an image with the solution
vector grafic
images created with lines and curves and are mathmatical
anchor points and sine segments together that make up vector grafics
vector
are used to create logo=s and line art
resolution dependent
not Mae with pixels so there is no resolution
x
switches between fill and stroke mode
none
swatch that has the red line trough it means no fill and no stroke
grouping
smart guides
little lines that keep stuff even and help iu line them up
reflect tool
to flip an object over an imaginaryy axis
transform
repeated the previous transformation
direct selection tool
selects individule anchior points or single paths of an object
guides help u work with precision and turn if ur fill