illustrator chap one Flashcards

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Adobe liiustrator

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is a professional illustration software application You can create everything from simple graphics, icons, and text to complex and multilayered illustrations for [pge layputs multimedia presentations on the web

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dialog box

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can change size, width, height, page orientation and unit of measure

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3
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Cmyk

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cyan, magenta, yellow, black used to print objects

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4
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RGB

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red green blue used for projects that will appear on screens

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5
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precision

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is a key to good design can get better precision using points and picas

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point

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is 1/72 of an inch

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7
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pica

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is 12 points or one sixth of an inch

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8
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preferences

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use to set units of measure in edit menu

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9
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title bar

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contains the name of your document, magnification level, and color made

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10
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menu bar

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includes all of illustrator menus

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11
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black triangle

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leads to sub menu

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12
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ellipsis

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followed by dialog box

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artboard

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area bound by a solid line, which you create your artwork can be as large as 227 by 227

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scratch area

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area outside the artboard where you can store objects before placing them on the artboard will not print

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tools panel

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contains tools that let you create select and manipulate objects

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16
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tiny black triangle

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indicates hidden tools behind it

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17
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zoom

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shows your current magnification level

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status bar

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contains a list arrow menu from which you can choose a status line info about current tool

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panels

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windows contain features for modifying and manipulating illustrator objects arranged groups

20
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docking panel

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allows you to arrange multiple panels or panel group vertically

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tab key

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hides and shows panel

22
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outline view

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shows the skeleton of your work

23
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preview

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shows couple work- command y ( toogle key)

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zoom in

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zoom out
command-
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hand tool
( hold down space bar) allows you to move artboard
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bounding box
eight hollow white squares that show an object is selected
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bitmap images
images made out of squares called pixels
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resolution
number of pixels in a given inch
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resolution depended
pixels must be small enough to create aj image with the illusion of a continuous tone
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vector graphic
created with lines and curves and are defined by mathematical objects called vectors
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paths
anchor point and line segments together that are made up of these vector graphics
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vectors
are used to create logos and line art
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resolution independent
not created with pixels so no resolution
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x
switches between fill and stroke mode
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none
swatch with a red line through it is called this and used as a fill for a hollow object any object w/out a stroke
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grouping
objects allows you to move many objects as one group go to object group
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smart guides
temporary guides that can be turned on and off in view menu- and help you move and align objects in relation to other objects
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reflect tool
to flip anf object over imaginary axis
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transform
repeats the previous transformation
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direct selection tool
selects individual anchor points or single paths of an object can distort with this tool
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guides
help you work with precision will loose fill and stroke while guides are on