illustrator chapter1 Flashcards
Adobe Illustrator
a professional illustration software application-you can create everything from simple graphics, icons,and texts to complex and multilayered illustrations.-fro 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 projects)
Rob
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
a 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 Cleveland color mode
menu bar
includes all of the illustrator menus
black triangle
leads to a sub menu
ellipsis
followed by dialog box
art board
area bound by a solid line, which you create your artwork-can by as large as 227X227
scratch area
are outside the art board where you can store objects before placing them on artboard- will not print
tool panel
contains tools that let you create, select, and manipulate objects
tiny black triangle
indicates”hidden”tools behind the tool)