Adobe Illustrator Flashcards
(42 cards)
Adobe Illustrator
A professional illustration software application- you can create everything from simple graphics, icons, and text to complex and multilayered illustrations. - for page layouts, multimedia presentations or on the web.
Dialog Box
Can change size, width, height- page orientation, unit of measure, and color
CMYK
Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black (used for print projects)
RGB
Red, Green, Blue: Used for projects that will appear on screens
Precision
Key to good design- can get better precision using points and picas
Point
1/72 of an inch
Pica
12 pt 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 level, and color mode.
Menu Bar
Includes all of the illustrator menus
Black Triangle
Leads to sub menu
Ellipsis
Followed by dialog box
Artboard
Area bound by a solid line, which you create your artwork- can be as large as 227 x 277
Scratch Area
Area outside the artwork where u store objects before placing them on artwork - will not print
Tools Panel
Contains tools that let you create, select, and manipulate objects
Tiny Black Triangle
Indicates “hidden” tools behind that 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 in groups
Docking Panels
Allows you to arrange multiple panels or panel groups vertically
Tab key
Hides and unhides panels
Outline Curve
Shows the skeleton of your work - lines and curves
Preview
Shows complete work - command Y
Zoom
command +