illustrator ch 3 Flashcards
use to draw lines
pen tool
rectangular, dotted line that surrounds the area you drag over
marquee
where the endpoints of 2 straight segments are united by a point
corner point
simple and effective choice for aligning points
average command
unites 2 anchor points
join
anchor points created by clicking and dragging the pen tool
smooth points
handles at end of direction lines to reshape the curve
direction points
click view menu, new view
to name a view
to change to selection tool and click artboard to stop the pen
ctrl/command
that are selected appear as solid blue squares
anchor points
aligns points
average command
starting w/ new document and using only illustrator tools
drawing from scratch
use the place command - use a guide
tracing scanned image
refers to that which has been applied to an object that affects its appearance
attributes
to apply all attributes of 1 object to another
eyedropper tool
(bring to front, send to back) to assemble an illustration
use stacking commands
applied to ends of stroked paths - round caps are more appealing
caps
when 2 stroked paths form a corner point
joins
length of a point
miter
or false stroke; where there is no stroke - but an object behind it and distort it to look like a stroke
pseudo-stroke
to create dashed lines
stroke panel
illustrator traces a scanned image or photo
live trace
designed to make painting easier and more intuitive - uses regions and edges (like fill and stroke)
live paint
