illustrator chi 1 Flashcards

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adobe illustrator

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is a professional illustration software application you can create everything from a simple graphics icons and text to complex and multilayered illustrations for page layouts multimedia presentations or on the web

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dialog box

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

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3
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cmyk

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cyan magenta yellow black used for print projects

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4
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Rgb

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red green blue used for projects that will appear on screens

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5
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precision

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

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point

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is 1/72 of an inch

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7
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pica

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is 12 point or 1/6 of an inch

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8
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preferences

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use to set units of measure in edit menu

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9
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title bar

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contains the name of your document magnificent level and color mode

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10
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menu bar

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includes all of the illustrator menus

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11
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black triangle

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leads to sub menu

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12
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ellipsis

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followed by dialog box

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13
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artboard

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area bound by a solid line which you create your artwork can be as large as 227x227

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scratch area

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area outside the dartboard where you can store objects before placing them on a dartboard will not print

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tools panel

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contains tools that let you create select and manipulate objects

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16
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tiny black triangle

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indicates hidden tools behind that tool

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17
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zoom text box

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displays current magnification level

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18
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status bar

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

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panels

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windows containing features for modifying and manipulating illustrators objects arranged in groups

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docking panels

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allows you to arrange multiple panels or panel groups vertically

21
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tab key

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hides and shows panel

22
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outline view

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shows the skeleton of your work lines and curves

23
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preview

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shows complete work ctrlY toggle key

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zoom

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zoom out
commmand +
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hand tool hold spacebar
allows you to move dartboard
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bounding box
eight hollow white squares that show an object is selected
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bitmap images
created using squares or rectangular grid of colored squares called pixels
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resolution
the number of pixels in given inch
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resolution dependent
pixels must be small enough to create an image with the illusion of continuous tone
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vector graphics
created with lines and curves and are defined by mathematical objects called vectors
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paths
anchor points and line segments together that re made up of these make vector graphics
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vectors
are often used to create logos or line art
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resolution independent
because they are not created with pixels this is no resoulution
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x
switches between fill and stroke mode
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none
swatch with red line through it is called this and used as a fill for a hollow object any objects w out a stroke
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grouping
objects allows you to move many objects as 1 to group go to object group
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smart guides
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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scale rotate
selects tools are the fundamental transform tools
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reflect tool
to flip and object over an imaginary axis
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transform
repeats the previous transformation
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direct selection tool
selects individual anchor points or single paths of an object can distort with this tool
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guides
help you work with precision will lose fill stroke etc while guides are on