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)
zoom text box
displays current magnification level
status bar
contains a list arrow menu from which you can choose a status line with info about current tool
panels
windows containing features for modifying and manipulating illustrator objects-arranged groups
docking panels
allows you ton arrange multiple panels or panel groups vertically
tab key
hides and shows your panels
outline view
shows the skeleton of your work-lines and curves
preview
shows complete work-commandY(toggle key)
zoom
command+
zoom out
command -
hand tool
allows you to move art board
bounding box
eight hollow white squares that show an object is selected
bitmap images
an image made out of squares called pixles
resolution
number of pixels in given inch
resolution-dependent
the pixels must be small enough to create an image with the illusion continuous tone
vector graphic
image created with lines and curves defined by mathematical objects called vectors
paths
anchor points and line segment together that make up vector graphics
vectors
OFTEN USED TO CREATE LOGOS AND LINE ART
RESOLUTION DEPENDENT
means not created with pixels so no resolution
X
switches between fill and stroke mode
“none”
swatch that has a red line through it means it will have no stroke
grouping
objects allows you to move many objects as 1-group-goto objects, groups
smart guide
temporary guides that can be turned on and off in view menu, and help you move and align objects in relation to other objects
reflect tool
flip and object over and imaginary axis
transform
repeat the previous transformation
direct selection tool
selects individual anchor points or single paths of an object can distort with this tools
guides
help you work with precision -will loose fill, stroke,etc while guides are on
