Illustrator Chapter 1 Flashcards
is a professional illustration software application - you can create everything from simple graphics, icons, and text to complex and multilayered illustrations.
adobe illustrator
can change size - width, height - page orientation - and unit of measure - color
dialog box
cyan, magenta, yellow, black - used for printing
cmyk
red, green, blue used for projects on a screen
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
preference
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 the dialog box
ellipsis
area bound by a solid line, which you create all your artwork - can be as large as 277x277
art-board
area outside the art board where you can store objects before placing them on art board - 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
displays current magnification level
zoom text box
contains a list arrow menu from which you can choose a status line with info about current tool
status bar
windows containing features for modifying and manipulating illustrator objects
panels
allows you to arrange multiple panels or panel groups vertically
docking panels
hide and unhide the panel
tab key
shows the skeleton of your work - lines and curves
outline view
shows complete work
preview
command +
zoom
command -
zoom out
allows you to move art board
hand tool
8 hollow white squares that show an object is selected
bounding box
created using square or rectangular grid of colorful squares called pixels
bitmap images
the number of pixels in a given inch
resolution
pixels must be small enough to create an image with the illusion of continuous tone
resolution - dependent
created with lines and curves and are defined by mathematical objects called vectors
vector graphics
anchor points and line segments together that are made up of these vector graphics
paths
are often used to create logos or line art
vectors
because they are not created with pixels, this is no resolution
resolution - independent
switches between fill and stroke mode
x
objects allows you to movement objects as 1 - to group - go to object, group
grouping
temporary guides that can be turned on and off in view menu - and help you move and align objects in relation to other objects
smart guides
are the fundamental transform tools
scale, rotate, and reflect tools
to flip an object
reflect tool
repeats a previous transformation
transform
selects individual anchor points or single paths an object can distort with this tool
direct selection tool
help you work with precision - will lose fill, stroke, eat while guides are on
guides
