Illustrator chapter 1 Flashcards

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Adobe Illustrator

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is a proffessinaol illustrator software application - you can get create everything from simple graphics, icons, and text to complex and multilayered illustrator - for page layouts, multimedia presentations or on the web.

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dialog box

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

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Cmyk

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Cyan, magenta, yellow, black (used for print projects.

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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 1/6 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 mode

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Menu bar

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includes all of the illustrator menus

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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 y dialog box

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Dartboard

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Area bound by a solid line, which you create your artwork - can by as large as 227X227

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scratched area

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area outside the artboared where you can store objects before placing them on arbored - will not print

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15
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Tool 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 triangles

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indicts ‘‘hidden’’ tools behind that tool)

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17
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Zoom text box

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displays current magnification level

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Status bar

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contain list of arrows minus fromwhgich you choose a Stus line with info about current tool

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panels

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windows containing features for modifying and manipulating illustrator objects.- arranged in groups

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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 lines and curves

23
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preview

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shows complete work- ctrlY (toggle Key)

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Zoom

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command +

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Zoom out

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Command -

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hand tool (hold space bar)

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allows you to move art bored

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Bounding box

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eight hollow white squares that show an object is selected

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Bitmap images

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created using squares or rectanglar grid of colored squares called pixels

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Resolution

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the number of pixels in. given inch

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Resolution dependent

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pixels must be small enough to create an image with the illusion of continuous tone

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Vector graphic

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created with lines and curves and are defined by mathematical objects called vectors

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Paths

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anchor point s the a re made up together and made up of these make vector grhics

33
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vectors

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are often to use to create logos or line art

34
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resolution independent

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because e are not created with pixels, this is noresolution

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X

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switches between fill and stock mode

36
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none

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swatch with red line through it is called this ands das a fill for a hallow objects any objects w/ out a stroke

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grouping

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objects allows you to move many objects as 1 to group go to object, group

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Smart guide

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temporary guide that can be turned on and off in view menu and help youmove and align in relation to other objects

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reflect tool

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to flip an object over an imaginary axis

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transform

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repeat the previous transformation

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Direct selected tool

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select individual anchor points or single paths of an objects cn distort with this tool

42
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Guides

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help you work with precision with lose fill, stroke, etc while guides are on