Illustrator Chapter 2 Flashcards

1
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character panel

A

to change text features

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2
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illustrator

A

is the best program for creating typography

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3
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gradient

A

graduated blend between 2 or more colors used to fill an object or multiple objects.

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4
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gradient

A

graduated blend between 2 or more colors used to fill an object or multiple objects.

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5
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baseline

A

path on which type is positioned with the type tool

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6
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leading

A

vertical space between the baselines

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7
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tracking

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inserts a uniform space between characters to affect the width of the selected or blocks of text

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8
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kerning

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used to affect the space between any two characters

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9
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positive

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moves character farther apart

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10
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negative

A

moves characters closer together

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11
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Typography

A

the art of designing letterforms

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12
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glyphs panel

A

contains various type characters that aren’t necessarily available on your keyboard. - trademarks, copyrights

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13
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area type tool

A

and vertical area type tool to flow text into a shape

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14
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lock selection command

A

allows you to exempt an object from selection and affix it to artboard

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15
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Style

A

group of formatting attributes, such as font, size, color

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16
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type on a path tool or vertical type

A

on a path tool to type along a straight or curved path

17
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gradient

A

leftmost color is starting color rightmost color is ending color

18
Q

stops

A

small house-shaped icons - that show colors used in gradient

19
Q

midpoint

A

point at which 2 colors meet in equal measure - represented by a diamond

20
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linear gradient

A

can be positioned left right, up and down or on an angle

21
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radial gradient

A

series of concentric circles - has no angle

22
Q

drag a gradient

A

to swatches panel and name it

23
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stacking order

A

defines how objects will be displayed when they overlap

24
Q

convert text to object

A

before you can fill it with gradient

25
Q

once text is converted to outlines

A

you want change the typeface

26
Q

drop shadow

A

add dimension - to apply - copy the thet the paste behind - fill the copy with a darker color- then use arrows to move the copy