Illustrator Chapter 1 Flashcards
is a professional illustrating 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
Adobe Illustrator
can change size - width, height- page orientation-and unit of measure- color
dialog box
cyan, magenta, yellow, black (used for paint projects)
Cmyk
red, green, blue : used for projects that will appear on screens
RGB
is a key to good design - can get better precision using points and picas
Precision
is 1/72 of an inch
point
is 12 points or 1/6 of an inch
pica
use to set units of measure - in edit menu
Preferences
contains the name of your document, magnification level, and color mode
Title bar
Includes all of the Illustrator menus
Menu Bar
leads to a sub menu
black triangle
followed by a dialog box
ellipsis
area bound by a solid line, which you create your artwork - can be as large as 227x227
Artboard
area outside the dartboard where you can store objects before placing them on artboard - will not print
Scratch area
contains tools that let you create, select and manipulate objects
Tools panel
indicates “hidden” tools behind that tool
tiny black triangle