Illustrator Flashcards
Adobe Illustrator
is a professional illustration software application - you can create everything from simple graphics icons, and text to complex and multilayered illustrations. - for page layouts, multimedia presentations or on the web
cmyk
cyan, magenta, yellow, black (used for print projects)
RGB
red, green, blue: used for projects that will appear on screens
dialog box
can charge size width height page orientation and unite of measure color
precision
is a key to good design can get better precision using points and picas
points
is 1/72 of an inch
pica
is 12 points or 1/6 of an inch
preferences
use to set units of measure in edit menu
title bar
contains the name of your document, magnification level, and the color mode
menu bar
includes all of the illustrator menus
black triangle
leads to a sub menu
elllipsis
followed by a dialog box
artboard
area bound by a solid line, which you create your artwork-can be as large as 227x227
scratch area
area outside the artboard where you can store objets before placing them on artboard - will not print
tools panel
contains tools that let you create, selects, and manipulate objects
tiny black triangle
indicate “hidden” tools behind that tool