Illustrator Chapter 1

Question 1

is a professional illustration software application - you can create everything from simple graphics, icons, and text to complex and multilayered illustrations.

Answer 1

adobe illustrator

Question 2

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

Answer 2

dialog box

Question 3

cyan, magenta, yellow, black - used for printing

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cmyk

Question 4

red, green, blue used for projects on a screen

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rgb

Question 5

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

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precision

Question 6

is 1/72 of an inch

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point

Question 7

is 12 points or 1/6 of an inch

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pica

Question 8

use to set units of measure - in edit menu

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preference

Question 9

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

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title bar

Question 10

includes all of the illustrator menus

Answer 10

menu bar

Question 11

leads to a sub menu

Answer 11

black triangle

Question 12

followed by the dialog box

Answer 12

ellipsis

Question 13

area bound by a solid line, which you create all your artwork - can be as large as 277x277

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art-board

Question 14

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

Question 15

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

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tools panel

Question 16

indicates “hidden” tools behind that tool

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tiny black triangle

Question 17

displays current magnification level

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zoom text box

Question 18

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

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status bar

Question 19

windows containing features for modifying and manipulating illustrator objects

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panels

Question 20

allows you to arrange multiple panels or panel groups vertically

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docking panels

Question 21

hide and unhide the panel

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tab key

Question 22

shows the skeleton of your work - lines and curves

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outline view

Question 23

shows complete work

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preview

Question 24

command +

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zoom

Question 25

command -

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zoom out

Question 26

allows you to move art board

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hand tool

Question 27

8 hollow white squares that show an object is selected

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bounding box

Question 28

created using square or rectangular grid of colorful squares called pixels

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bitmap images

Question 29

the number of pixels in a given inch

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resolution

Question 30

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

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resolution - dependent

Question 31

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

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vector graphics

Question 32

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

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paths

Question 33

are often used to create logos or line art

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vectors

Question 34

because they are not created with pixels, this is no resolution

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resolution - independent

Question 35

switches between fill and stroke mode

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x

Question 36

objects allows you to movement objects as 1 - to group - go to object, group

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grouping

Question 37

temporary guides that can be turned on and off in view menu - and help you move and align objects in relation to other objects

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smart guides

Question 38

are the fundamental transform tools

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scale, rotate, and reflect tools

Question 39

to flip an object

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reflect tool

Question 40

repeats a previous transformation

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transform

Question 41

selects individual anchor points or single paths an object can distort with this tool

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direct selection tool

Question 42

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

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guides