Illustrator chapter 1 Flashcards
Adobe Illustrator
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.
dialog box
can change size - width, height, page orientation- and unit of measure-color
Cmyk
Cyan, magenta, yellow, black (used for print projects.
Rgb
red, green, blue:used for projects that will appear on screens
Precision
is a key to good design - can get better precision using points and picas
point
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 color mode
Menu bar
includes all of the illustrator menus
black triangle
leads to sub menu
ellipsis
followed y dialog box
Dartboard
Area bound by a solid line, which you create your artwork - can by as large as 227X227
scratched area
area outside the artboared where you can store objects before placing them on arbored - will not print
Tool Panel
contains tools that let you create, select, and manipulate objects
Tiny black triangles
indicts ‘‘hidden’’ tools behind that tool)