illustrator chapter 1

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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 page layouts, multimedia presentation or on the web

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adobe illustrator

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

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dialog box

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cyan, magenta, yellow, black ( used for print projects)

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cmyk

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red, green, blue: used for projects that will appear on screens

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rgb

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

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precision

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1/72 of an inch

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point

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is a 12 points or 1/6 of an inch

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pica

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use to set units of measure- in edit menu

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preferences

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

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title bar

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includes all of the illustrator menus

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menu bar

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leads to a sub menu

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black triangle

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followed by dialog box

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ellipsis

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area bound by a solid line, which you create your own work- can by as large as 227X227

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artboard

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

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scratch area

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contains tools that let you create, select, and manipulate objects

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tools panel

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indicates “hidden” tools behind that tool

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tiny black triangle

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displays current magnification level

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zoom text box

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

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status bar

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

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panels

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allow you to arrange multiple panels or panel groups vertically

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docking panels

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hide and shows panels

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tab key

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shows the Skelton of your work - lines and outcurve

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outline key

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shows complete work - ctrl y ( toggle key)

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preview

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command +

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zoom

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command -

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zoom out

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allows you to move art board

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hand tool ( hold spacebar)

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eight hollow white squares that show an object is selected

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bounding box

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created using square or rectangular grid of colored squares called pixels

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bitmap images

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the number of pixels in a given inch

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RESOLUTION

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

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resolution dependent

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created with lines and curves and are

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vector graphics

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anchor points& line segments together that are made up of these vector graphics

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paths

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often used to create logos or line art

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vectorsq

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they are not created with pixels, this is no resolution

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resolution indepentend

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switches between fill and stroke mode

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X

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swatch with red line through it is called this- and used as a fill for a hollow object- any object- any object w/ out a stroke

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none

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objects allow you to move many objects as 1 - group- go to object group

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grouping

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guides that can be turned on and off in view menu- and help you m0v

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smart guides

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scale rotate and reflect tools are the fundamental tools

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used to flip and object

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reflect tool

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repeats the previous transformation

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transform

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allows you click on a path and distort the object

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direct selection tool

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help you work with precision- will lose fill, stroke act while guides are on