Illustrator Quiz Answers

An Illustrator file opened into PhotoShop rasterizes and flattens all layers before it is imported. What file format can be used to export an illustrator file into PhotoShop in order to keep your Illustrator layers editable?

PSD

Effects are live, which means you can apply an effect command to an object and then continue to modify the effect's options or remove the effect at any time using the Appearance panel. T/F

True

Layers can have sub layers with their own appearance attributes. Which one is not an appearance attribute?

Typographic Attributes

The Layers palette is used to organize and arrange artwork. Artwork on layers can be _________or displayed __________ or unlocked?

hidden, locked

Live trace feature traces a bitmap image and converts it to a ______________?

vector graphic

Which can be used as a clipping mask object?

vector objects

Which is not an option of the "Transform Each" dialog box?

Distort

How can you remove an effect from an object?

In the Appearance panel, drag the effect listed onto the Delete Selected Item button or click the visibility column to hide the effect.

Which is not an option set of the Document Setup dialog box?

Safe Zones

Which tool below is a good way to split an existing path?

Scissors tool

How do you create a Live Paint Group?

Select one or more paths, compound paths, or both and Choose Object > Live Paint > Make.

What's required to create your own Pattern brush?

A Pattern Brush is made up of pattern tiles, so the pattern tiles that make up the brush have to be present in the Swatches panel. If they aren't, you must create them.

How do you change the brush applied to a path that's already drawn?

A different brush can be applied the same way as changing a color. Simply make sure the path is selected, and click a new brush in the Brushes panel.

How do you change the position in space of a 3D object?

Always double-click and edit the listed 3D effect in the Symbols panel. Use the preview pane to Rotate the object in space. Do this by clicking and dragging on the cube in the preview pane.

What is the first step to mapping artwork to a 3D object?

Any object that is to be mapped to a 3D object must first be saved as a Symbol

You applied a drop shadow and feathering to an object. You select that object. How do you adjust those effects?

Click the effect name in the Appearance panel. In the dialog box, make the desired alternations, and then click OK

Which following menu sequence will create a drop shadow for your vector object?

Effects > Stylize > Drop Shadow

In the Effects menu there are two main groups of effect type filters, Illustrator Effects & Photoshop Effects, the Illustrator Effects are for raster effects and the Photoshop Effects are primarily used for vector effects. T/F

False

When using a mask, the object behind becomes the mask and the object in front becomes "the masked." T/F

False

Once I have started working on a new document:

I can change the dimensions of the artboard and add more artboards

How can you remove an effect from an object?

In the Graphic Styles panel, drag the effect listed onto the Delete Selected Item button or click the visibility column to hide the effect.

With an object selected, what would Alt-clicking (Windows) or Option-clicking (Mac OS) on a graphic style in the Graphic Styles panel do?

It would add the graphic style to the existing style for the selected object

When you save a symbol in a document, does it appear in other new documents automatically?

No, the symbols created in a document stays in that document by default.

What command is used to import a scanned image into Illustrator?

Place command

How can you preview a graphic style on a selected object?

Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) on the graphic style in the Graphic Styles panel.

You want to apply the attributes of two different graphic styles to a single object. You have applied the first graphic style. What should you do to apply the second graphic style?

Shift-click on the second graphic style

Where can you go to edit an effect applied to an object?

The Appearance panel

You apply a graphic style from a graphic style library to several objects by selecting the graphic style within the library each time. After selecting one of the objects, you use the Appearance palette to change several of the object's attributes and then choose Redefine Graphic Style from the Appearance palette menu. Which is the result of these actions?

The graphic style within the library takes on the new appearance attributes and all occurrences of the graphic style within the document are updated to use the new attributes.

What is the only object that cannot be used as a symbol?

The only object that can not be used as a symbol is a linked graphic.

You apply a 3D effect to an object. You now want to map artwork to one or more surfaces of the 3D objects. In the Map Art dialog box, you see surfaces that are light gray and surfaces that are dark gray. What does a dark gray color indicate?

The surface is currently hidden

How can you edit the contents of a symbol instance without editing other symbol instances of the same symbol on the artboard?

To edit a single symbol instance, you can break the link to the symbol instance.

How do you edit an effect applied to an object?

To edit an effect applied to an object, click the effect link in the Appearance panel.

How do you make a 3D object 2D?

To eliminate the 3D effect, drag the listed 3D effect in the Appearance panel to the trash icon at the bottom of the Appearance panel or select the visibility column of the effect in the Appearance panel to hide the effect.

To share graphic styles with other Illustrator documents, copy and paste the object with the graphic style applied to a new document. The graphic style comes in with it. Another way is to click the Graphic Styles Libraries Menu button at the bottom of the Graphic Styles panel and choose Other Library from the menu that appears. T/F

True

You create an opacity mask. What must you do in order to edit the opacity mask graphic?

click on the mask thumbnail in the Transparency palette

You create a group of overlapping objects and apply the Multiply Blend mode to the group. What must you do to prevent objects within the group from multiplying with each other?

turn on Isolate Blending

How many perspective grids are allowed per document?

1

The keyboard shortcuts to toggling between the 3 perspective planes are?

1, 2, & 3

What is the difference between a global and non-global swatch?

A global swatch is a swatch saved in the Swatches panel and if you modify the swatch of a global swatch color, all objects using that color are updated. Non- global swatch colors do not automatically update throughout the document when the color is edited.

What does a layer clipping mask do?

A layer clipping mask hides objects and portions of objects that are both outside the clipping mask and are on the same layer as the clipping mask.

Name the two types of gradients that you can create?

A linear gradient and a radial gradient.

The Artboards panel allows you to perform various artboard operations such as?

Add, reorder, rearrange, and delete artboards Reorder and renumber artboards Select and navigate through multiple artboards Specify artboard options such as presets, Artboard size, and relative artboard position All the above are artboard operations

Which answer below is a method to move or duplicate an object by pasting?

All of the above: Edit > Paste Edit > Paste In Front Edit > Paste In Back Edit > Paste in Place Edit > Paste on All Artboards

Which answer below helps you to align objects accurately?

All the above help an illustrator to align objects

Pressing the ___________key while dragging the Selection Square up or down the layers panel makes a duplicate of the selected artwork to a new layer.

Alt

Which form of Illustrator type uses the boundaries of an object to control the flow of characters, either horizontally or vertically?

Area Type

Which brush stretches a brush shape (such as Rough Charcoal) or object shape evenly along the length of the path?

Art brushes

Which is not an preference option of the "Smart Guide Preferences" dialog box?

Artboard Alignment

The artboard panel let's you select and create new dartboards in your illustration, which tool listed below works in conjunction with the artboard panel for selecting and editing artboards?

Artboard tool

How do you know whether a swatch is about to affect a fill or a stroke?

Before applying a color, check the Tools panel to see whether the fill or stroke box is in front. It may be easier to simply use the Control panel to avoid this confusion.

Which brush, allows you to paint with a calligraphic brush and automatically expand the brush stroke into a fill shape that merges with other filled objects of the same color that intersect or are adjacent in stacking order?

Blob Brushes

Which brush creates strokes that resemble those drawn with the angled point of a calligraphic pen and are drawn along the center of the path?

Calligraphic Brushes

What are the names of all five types of brushes in Adobe Illustrator?

Calligraphic, Bristle, Scatter, Art, and Pattern

Which answer allows you to view the default two-point perspective grid in a document?

Click View > Perspective Grid > Show Grid Click the Perspective Grid tool from the Tools panel Press Ctrl+Shift+I (on Windows) or Cmd+Shift+I (on Mac) to show the Perspective Grid. The same keyboard shortcut can be used to hide the visible grid

What type of path does the Blob Brush tool create and/or edit‚ open or closed?

Closed

What are color groups useful for?

Color groups are an excellent way to organize colors as well as to edit color groups as a whole.

The regular selection tool selects an entire path. Which tool selects individual anchor points?

Direct selection tool

How do you enter into Isolation Mode with an object?

Double Click the object

Spell checking is found in which menu?

Edit Menu

One fun way of creating shapes is to use the Blob Brush tool, which tools works to carve away areas of the vector shape you've created with the Blob Brush tool?

Eraser tool

To manually edit the vector artwork you have created from converting a raster image to vector through the Image Trace command, choose which command to convert the tracing object to paths?

Expand

The leftmost color on the gradient slider is the ending color. T/F

False

The Paste Remembers Layers option determines where artwork is pasted in the layer hierarchy. By default, Paste Remembers Layers is off, and artwork is pasted into whichever layer is active in the Layers panel. When Paste Remembers Layers is on, artwork is pasted into the layer from which it was copied, regardless of which layer is active in the Layers panel. Where is this option selected in order to activate it?

From the Layers panel menu

__________ is a graduated blend between colors.

Gradient

Which tool selects individual objects in a group?

Group Selection tool

What does a red plus sign indicate in relation to a text area or type on a path?

It usually indicates overflow text, or that text doesn't fit in the type area or on the path.

How can you tell which layers contain selected objects?

Layers with selected objects display a selection indicator, a small square at the right edge of the Layers panel.

Which tool allows you to easily fill open areas with color even if they are not closed shapes?

Live Paint Bucket

What does locking the station point allow you to do to the Perspective Grid?

Locking the station point allows you to adjust the 3D vanishing points together.

What are the different levels at which a path can be selected?

On a single path, you can select the entire path, one or more segments of a path, or one or more points on the path.

In order to place a gradient within a stroked path for type, one must convert the type using the __________?

Outline stroke command

One simple way to make a shape that you can use as a building block to create your design, is to convert a path with a thick stroke into an object. After you draw a path and add a thick stroke you go to the Object menu choose this menu option. Which menu option allows you to outline a stroke from the object menu?

Path>Outline Stroke

Which panel allows you to combine, add, subtract, and exclude multiple objects at once creating totally unique shapes and objects?

Pathfinder panel

Which brush paints a pattern—made of individual tiles—that repeats along the path?

Pattern Brushes

The select menu includes 10 options for selecting multiple paths with similar characteristics. Which is not one of them?

Perspective Grid

What is the basic difference between point type and area type?

Point type is a horizontal or vertical line of text that begins where you click and expands as you enter characters, whereas area type is text that is contained within a type area.

Which of the following is NOT a method for cutting, dividing, and trimming objects?

Section Tool

Before using the Curvature Tool it is important to?

Set your stroke color Select temporarily set your fill to no fill color Make sure the active layer in the Layers panel is the one you want to draw on All the answers are important to working with the curvature tool

Basic shape objects can be modified as they are being drawn by using modifier keys. Which one constrains the shape to a square while using the Rectangle Tool or a perfect circle while using the Ellipse Tool? You click and drag with your cursor while pressing this keyboard modifier?

Shift

Pressing this keyboard modifier when clicking the second point on a straight line segment constrains the line to either a straight line or a line at a 45 degree angle?

Shift

When you have multiple objects selected, how do you deselect just one item?

Shift + click the object you want deselected

This option is selected by default. If you deselect this check box, then the widget is not displayed with the Perspective Grid. Which option allows you to see the widget?

Show Active Plane Widget

Some really cool Arrowheads can be found in the brush libraries but where does Illustrator keep the basic original set?

Stroke Panel

Which types of libraries are collections of preset colors, including ink libraries such as PANTONE, HKS, Trumatch, FOCOLTONE, DIC, TOYO, and thematic libraries such as camouflage, nature, Greek, and jewel tones?

Swatch libraries

In order to create a new gradient and label it, drag the gradient fill box into the __________ panel?

Swatches

If the Template option is selected when placing an image in a layer of an Illustrator file, the image appears on a separate layer, which is best on the bottom of the stack and used when you want to trace images out. Which of the options below is not true of a template layer?

Template layers always print

Why is Live Paint called "Live"?

The "Live" in Live Paint refers to the state of the object. If the image that was traced and painted in Illustrator were to be updated, the trace and paint would update as well

How can you copy type attributes from one type object to another?

The Eyedropper tool copies type attributes as well as fill and stroke attributes.

In order to create guides an illustrator needs to drag a guide from this feature of the document. Which feature of the document must be showing in order to drag a guide into position?

The Rulers must be visible in the document in order to drag a guide into position

Which selection tool selects the entire path?

The Selection tool always selects an entire path. (Alt/ Option-clicking the path with the Direct Selection tool is also an acceptable answer.)

Which answer below is not a feature of the Draw Inside Mode?

The draw inside mode is enabled only when there is a multiple selected objects (path, compound path, or text)

When drawing with the Pencil tool, what does an x next to the cursor indicate?

The x next to the cursor indicates that a new path is going to be created.

To change the direction of a curve from a smooth continuous curve to a straight line, which keyboard modifier, is used when clicking on the last anchor point in order to redirect from curve to straight line and vice versa?

There is no need to use a modifier anymore, just click on the last anchor point and the point will be changed from smooth to straight.

With the Perspective Selection tool selected, holding down the Shift key, then positioning the pointer over the edge of an object attached to a grid plane does what?

This temporarily aligns the grid plane to the object

How do you apply a color swatch to a gradient stop without removing the gradient?

To apply a color swatch without removing the gradient, select the object, then select the Gradient tool. Hover over the object with the gradient fill and the color bar should appear.

How do you change the number of steps in a blend?

To change the number of steps in a blend, use the Selection tool to select a blend, and then choose Object > Blend > Blend Options. You can also double- click on the Blend tool to see these options,

How do you merge layers?

To merge layers, Shift-click all the layers you want to merge, making sure that the last layer you Shift-click is the one you want all the other layers to merge into. Then choose Merge Selected from the Layers panel menu.

How do you open libraries of color swatches?

To open a library of color swatches, click the Swatch Libraries Menu button in the Swatches panel and choose a library or choose Window > Swatch Libraries, and choose a library from the submenu.

How can you reset the ruler origin for an artboard?

To reset the rule origin, you double-click in the upper-left corner of the Document window where the rulers intersect.

How do you save a blend for reuse?

To save a blend for reuse, drag it from the fill/stroke box in the Tools panel orGradient panel, and drop it in the Swatches panel.

When creating shapes and/or paths on the same layer, the Objects are arranged in a stacking order with the most recently created objects on ________?

Top

Which of the answers below is a way to scale an object?

Transform panel Bounding Box Scale tool, all of them

7. Once a perspective grid has been drawn you cannot adjust the vanishing point in Illustrator. T/F

True

A spot color is a pre-mixed ink that can be used in your artwork in conjunction with or instead of process colors.

True

Compound paths let you use an object to cut a hole in another object. For example, you can create a doughnut shape from two nested circles. Once you create a compound path, the paths act as grouped objects. You can select and manipulate the objects separately using the Direct Selection tool or Group Selection tool; or you can select and edit the combined path. T/F

True

Hold down Shift while dragging or drawing will limit movement to the nearest 45° angle. T/F

True

If you are a member of the Creative Cloud you have access to the TypeKit website T/F

True

In order to add a theme in the Color Themes panel an illustrator must first select the entire theme by clicking the theme's folder icon. The entire theme is then added to the Swatches panel.

True

One advantage of importing text from a file, rather than copying and pasting it, is that imported text retains its character and paragraph formatting. For example, text from an RTF file retains its font and style specifications in Illustrator. You can also set encoding and formatting options when importing text from a plain text file. T/F

True

One of the most amazing tools in Adobe Illustrator is probably the Gradient Mesh tool. Working with this feature allows the user to divide almost any shape into a mesh. Each intersection of two lines (horizontal/vertical) can be colored with a solid color. T/F

True

The Group Selection tool is used to select individual objects that lie within a group T/F?

True

The Perspective Selection tool snaps the objects to the grid of the active plane while moving, scaling, duplicating, and bringing objects into perspective. Objects snap to the grid lines within 1/4th distance of the cell size. T/F

True

The Perspective Widget allows you to easily choose which plane you want to work on and edit. T/F

True

The Width tool (Shift+W) allows you to create a stroke with variable width. T/F

True

The easiest way to trace artwork is to open or place a file into Illustrator, and automatically trace the artwork using the Image Trace command.

True

To change the default unit of measurement, choose Edit > Preferences > Units (Windows) or Illustrator > Preferences > Units (Mac OS), and then select units for the General, Stroke, and Type options. T/F

True

To create a sublayer, click the Create New Sublayer button at the bottom of the Layers panel. T/F

True

When the text reaches a boundary, it automatically wraps to fit inside the defined area. Entering text this way is useful when you want to create one or more paragraphs, such as for a brochure. T/F

True

When you switch Document Color Modes mid-stream, all those Library items (swatches, brushes, symbols, etc.) do not change color modes. This is why you can often see CMYK files with an RGB swatch or an RGB Symbol used in a CMYK file. It's sometimes better to open a new document in the desired color mode then copy/paste your art to the new document. Especially if you are using symbols, styles, or brushes.

True

Whenever you create a new "Character Style" in illustrator, that new style takes all the settings from the normal character style until you change them. T/F

True

While both a Pattern Brush and a Scatter Brush repeat shapes along a path, Scatter Brush shapes can be laid down some distance away from the path itself. The tiles of a Pattern Brush follow the path tightly. T/F

True

When type has been converted to outlines, why must you ungroup the outlines or use the Group Selection tool to select individual characters?

Type is converted to outlines as a compound path. The Group Selection tool letsyou select individual characters (paths) that make up a compound path.

When might you want to apply a gradient instead of a blend, and vice versa?

Use gradients when either the linear or radial built-in gradients are the blend type you need. Use a blend whenever you need an irregularly shaped gradient, such as a gradient that follows a path irregular contours. Also, a blend must be used when creating a transition between two different shapes.

Rulers & guides are found in this Adobe menu?

View

If you enter coordinates into the Transform panel and the object moves to anunexpected position, what should you check for?

When an object doesn't move as expected, make sure the point of origin and ruler origin are where you expect them to be. Objects are transformed relative to their point of origin, and object positioning occurs relative to the rulers‚0,0 coordinate.

When drawing a path with the Pen tool, how do you know when clicking will close a path?

When the pointer is within the snap to range of a path's starting point, you'll see a small circle next to the pointer. This means the path will close when you click.

What happens when you double-click a group?

When you double-click a group with the Selection tool, the group enters isolation mode which temporarily ungroups and isolates the grouped objects.

Pattern brushes can include up to five tiles, for the sides, which answer is not one of the sides to the pattern brush?

outter corner

Which sequence below is the correct sequence for adding text to a grid plane?

• Create the text.• Select a grid plane to attach the text to.• Drag the text object onto the selected grid plane with the Perspective Selection tool