Adobe Illustrator

two gradient blends

A corner point can join all but which of the following?

False

A positive value for the distance of the text's baseline in relation to the path moves the text below the path. T/F

vector graphics

Computer graphics that are created using lines and fills defined by mathematical equations are called what?

V

Convert anchor tool looks like an upside down A,Z,V,O

False

Even after text is converted to outlines, you can still change the typeface. T/F

Make with Warp

Fish is an envelope distortion made with which envelope command?

Some intermediate objects will have different fill colors.

Given: Two objects, each with a different fill color, are blended. Which of the following must be true?

False

Hidden objects print when visible objects are printed. T/F

Tracing! to convert tracing to paths: click "Expand" in Control panel Object > Image Trace > Expand

How can you convert a raster image to editable vector shapes?

start dragging to draw the shape, and press the down arrow key to reduce, up arrow to increase number of sides

How do you change the number of sides on a polygon as you draw?

make them into a compound path

If you want to use multiple objects as a clipping mask you must _____________.

compound shape

Illustrator refers to a complex compound path as what?

two

In Illustrator, a star shape has how many radii?

It can be a bad idea to lock objects

In a complex illustrator document, which of the following is not true? -small objects can be hidden behind larger objects -it can be difficult to select some objects -it can be difficult to keep track of the location of certain objects -it can be a bad idea to lock objects

at the center of the gradient

In a radial gradient, the starting color appears where?

False; at least two colors

In the Gradient panel, the gradient slider has at least four colors.

arranging

In the Layer Options box, options are not available for

in the northwest direction

In the Move dialog box, entering -.25 in the Horizontal text box and -.25 in the Vertical text box moves the object __________________.

in the Southeast direction

In the Move dialog box, entering .5 in the Horizontal text box and .5 in the Vertical text box moves the selected object __________.

In the northeast direction. Up and to the right

In the Move dialog box, entering .5 in the horizontal text box and -.5 in the vertical text box moves the selected object _______________

straight up

In the Move dialog box, entering 0 in the horizontal textbox and -.5 in the Vertical text box moves the object __________.

at a 45-degree angle

In the Move dialog box, entering 3 in the horizontal text box and 3 in the vertical text box moves the selected object _______________.

leading

In typography, the term for the vertical space between baselines in a block of text is called what?

False

Kerning is less useful for large headlines than it is for body copy because larger text seldom requires kerning. T/F

tracking and kerning

Mark's design team has taken on a number of projects that involve display text and gradients. Mark considers typography to be a fine art, and he thinks that gradients are often a very effective component of good Illustrator design, so he is excited to take this opportunity to put his team through typography and gradient boot camp. Mark considers gradients to be an important design component for many types of Illustrator artwork. Which of the following would he most likely not discuss when advising his team about gradients?

mesh points

Mesh lines are joined at their intersections by what?

Smart Guides

Most reliable choice for positioning objects precisely on the artboard?

stroked paths

One of the junior designers has become confused about miter limit option in the stroke panel. Mark uses a star as an example, then uses the miter limit option to reduce the points to bevels. The junior designer says he is still confused about the term "miter." Mark explains that, in Illustrator, miter issues only occur with ____

True

Open paths can have fills applied to them. T/F

[Tab]

Press ______ to see changes made to the artwork after you change a value in the dialog box.

Hand tool

Pressing [Spacebar] changes the cursor to which tool?

A square

Pressing and holding [Shift] when drawing with the Rectangle tool creates what?

creating irregular shapes from basic shapes

Shape models are very useful for what?

True

Text can be flipped across a path by dragging the center bracket of the text across the path. T/F

baseline

Text generated by the Type tool is positioned on a path called what?

False; CMYK, RGB, HSB, and Lab color models

The Color panel has four color modes: CMYK, RGB, Grayscale, and HSB.

Transform tools

The Scale, Rotate, and Reflect tools all fall under which category?

False

The Stroke panel is where you move sliders to mix new colors for fills, strokes, and gradients.

bounding

The ____ box is a box with eight hollow white squares that appears around an object or objects when selected.

object

The average and join commands are under which menu?

View

The command to turn Smart Guides on and off can be found under which menu on the Application bar?

4

The default Miter Limit is: 2,4,6,8?

False

The midpoint is identified on the gradient slider by a triangle.

aligning anchor points

The primary function of the average command is what? a.joining anchor point b.aligning objects c.aligning anchor points d.finding the average size of objects on the page

two anchor points at the right angle

The projecting cap is most useful when you align ___

one-half the weight of the stroke

The projecting cap of a stroked path extends the anchor point by what measurement?

Move

The transform each dialog box offers which of the following transformations? Move, Outline Path, Outline Stroke, Cut and Paste

offset

This term refers to the distance that an object is moved or copied from a starting location to and ending location.

"D" for duplicate

To help you remember the shortcut key for the Transform Again command, think of what?

X

To switch between activating the fill and activating the stroke, you should press which key?

making small improvements

Tweaking refers to what?

New View

What is the name of the Command that allows you to save any view of the artboard? a.save view b.new view c.edit view d.fit in window

Image Trace

What traces existing artwork, like a raster picture, and can convert the drawing to vector paths or a Live Paint object (to turn drawing into vector, tracing logos, etc.)

banding

When a printing device has trouble outputting a color blend, the most common problem with the printed gradient is what?

dialog box

When a shape tool is selected, clicking once on the artboard opens a ____, which allows you to enter precise information for creating the object

Never, a layer is never automatically deleted

When is a layer automatially deleted?

When the object on the sublayer is deleted

When is a sublayer automatically deleted?

When the object on the sublayer is duplicated

When is a sublayer automatically duplicated?

False

When text is flowed into an object, you can no longer use the Direct Selection tool to distort the shape.

the layer is able to be printed

When the Print option in the Layer Options dialog box is activated, which of the following is true?

it's center point

When transforming an object with the Free Transform Tool, the object is transformed from which of the following?

where the two objects overlap

When two objects are made into a compound path, a hole appears where?

random

When you apply ________________ setting to the scatter brush, the positioning of the objects on the path will be different every time you apply the brush.

all the text in the single text object is selected

When you click a type tool cursor on text, then apply the Select All command, ____.

<Group>

When you place grouped artwork into a layer, a sublayer is automatically created with the name

double-arrow

When you press [Alt] (Win) while dragging an object, the pointer becomes a(n) ____ pointer

a new sublayer is automatically created for the copy

Whenever you create a copy of an item on a sublayer, which of the following occurs?

Release Compound Path

Which command "uncompounds" a path, returning to its component objects?

Convert to Grayscale

Which command completely desaturates an image?

attribute

Which general term does Illustrator use to refer to that which has been applied to an object to affect its appearance?

D

Which is an example of a closed path? C, L, D, X

Smooth Color

Which is the default option in the Blend Options dialog box?

drop shadow

Which of the following can be created using the Paste in Back command?

Create Gradient Mesh

Which of the following do you use to transform a basic object into a mesh object?

the clipping mask can fix problems with the stacking order

Which of the following does not describe how to use a clipping mask with layers?

P

Which of the following letters would be an example of a compound path? E, G, P, U

Inward

With a pucker effect, the segments are moved ______________.

steps

With the Smooth color option in the Blend Options dialog box, illustrator calculates the minimum number of ___________ for a smooth color.

outward

With the bloat effect, the segments are moved ____________.

False

You can modify the tracking between letter pairs.

perform a non-uniform scale

You can use the Free Transform tool to do what?

Panels

____ are windows containing features for modifying and manipulating Illustrator objects.

smooth

_______ points draw continuous curves

Condensing

__________ layers is the process of dragging one layer into another.

two gradient blends

a corner point can join all but which of the following? a.two straight segments b.one straight and one curved segment c. two curved segments d.two gradient blends

smooth points

anchor points created by clicking and dragging the pen tool are called what?

stroke

dashed lines are specified in which panel?

curves

mark finds that his designers don't know any of the terms used to describe different components of a path.He tells his designers to compare a path drawn with the pen tool to a road through the woods. with that analogy, a smooth point would occur at these places in the road: a.curves b.hills c.corners d.steps

Aesthetic- they affect only the appearance of stroke

mark reminds his team that line work is critical component for Illustrator artwork.He reminds them to remain aware of joins and caps because their function is___ a. aesthetic- they affect only the appearance of stroke b.practical-they affect miter limits and butt caps connect two right angle path segments c. both a and b d.none of the above

the arc of a curved segment

the angle and length of direction lines define what? a.a closed path b.the arc of a curved segment c.a smooth point d.a"broken"point

object

the average and join commands are under which menu?

Regions and Edges

the live paint bucket tool paints______ a.regions and edges b.edges and points c.points and guides d.regions and points

2 different fills and 2 different stroke colors

to explain the concept of the live paint feature to his team, mark knows he must reinforce the basic rules of painting objects in Illustrator. He creates two circles in Illustrator with no fill and no stroke, then positions them so that one is overlapping half of the other. he refers to this as" the artwork".he then tells his team that without using the live paint-the total number of different fills and stroke colors that could be applied to "the artwork" is: a.1 fill color and 1 stroke color b.2 different fill colors and 2 different stroke colors c.three different fill colors and two different stroke colors d.three different fill colors and four different stroke colors

place

to import a scanned image into illustrator, you use which command?

At the bottom of the view menu

views that have been saved are listed where? a.at the top of the windows menu b.at the bottom of the window menu c.at the top of the view menu d.at the bottom of the view menu

the two attached curved segments become straight segments

when you click a smooth point with the convert anchor point tool_____ a.the two attached curved segments become straight segments b.the direction lines are broken c.the convert anchor point tool becomes the delete anchor point tool d.the last selected color fills the point

the letter C

which of the following letters is an example of an open path? a.C b.O c.D d.none of the above