text & gradients Flashcards
character panel
change text features
illustrator
the best program for creating typography
gradient
graduated to blend between two or more colors used to fill an object or multiple objects
baseline
path on which type is positioned with the type tool
leading
the vertical space between the baselines
tracking
inserts a uniform space between characters
kerning
used to affect the space between any two characters
positive number
move things farther apart
negative number
move things closer together
typography
art of designing letterforms
gryphs panel
contains various type of characters that aren’t necessarily available on your keyboard
area type tool
vertical area type tool to flow text into shape
lock selection command
allows you to exempt an object from selection and affix it to artboard
type
group of formatting attributes such as font, size, and color
the on a path tool
allows you to type on a straight or curved path
gradient
leftmost color is starting color/ right most is the ending color
stops
small house shaped icons, that show colors used in gradient
midpoint
point at which two colors meet represented by a diamond
linear gradient
can be positioned left or right, up or downpour an angle
radial gradient
series of concentric circles and has no angles
drag a gradient
to swatches panel and and name it
stacking color
defines how objects will be displayed when the overlap
convert text to an object
before you can fill it with a gradient
once text is converted to an outline
you can’t change the typeface
drop shadow
adds dimension to your text
