chapter 1 illustrator

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adobe illustrator

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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.

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dialog box

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can change size - width, height - page orientation-0 and unit of measure- color

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CMYK

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cyan, magenta, yellow, black (used for print projects)

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RGB

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red, green, blue: used for projects that will appear on screens

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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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pica

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is 12 points or 1/6 of an inch

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preferences

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use to set units of measure- in edit menu

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title bar

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contains the name of your document, magnification level, and color mode

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menu bar

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includes all of the illustrator menus

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black triangle

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leads to a sub menu

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ellipsis

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followed by a dialog box

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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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are outside the dartboard where you can store objects before placing them on 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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tiny black triangle

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indicates “hidden” tools behind that tool

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zoom text box

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displays current magnification level

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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 illustrator objects - arranged in groups

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docking panels

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allows you to arrange multiple panels or panel groups vertically

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tab key

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hides and shows panels

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outline view

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shows the skeleton of your work - lines and curves

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preview

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shows complete work - commandY (toggle key)

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Zoom

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command +

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Zoom out

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command -

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hand tool (hold spacebar)

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allows you to move artboard

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bounding box

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eight hollow white squares that show an object is selected

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bitmap images

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created using square or rectangular grid of colored squares called pixels

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resolution

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the number of pixels in a given inch

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resolution-dependent

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pixels must be small enough to create an image with the illusion of continuous tone

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vector graphics

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created with lines and curves and are defined by mathematical objects called vectors

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paths

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anchor points and line segments together that are made up of these vector graphics

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Vector

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used to create logos or line art

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resolution independent

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because they are not created with pixels, this is no resolution

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X

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switches between fill and stroke mode

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none

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swatch with red line through it is called this - and used as a fill for a hollow object - any object w/ out a stoke

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grouping

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objects allows you to move many objects as 1 - to group - go to object, group

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smart guides

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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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reflect tool

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to flip an object over an imaginary axis

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transform

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repeats the previous transformation

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direct selection tool

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selects individual anchor points or single paths of an object - can distort with this tool

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guides

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help you work with precision. - will lose fill, stroke, etc while guides are on