Illustrator Flashcards
(43 cards)
is 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
Adobe Illustrator
can change size - width, height -page orientation- and unit of measure-color
dialog box
cyan, magenta, yellow, black (used for print projects)
Cmyk
red, green, blue: used for projects that will appear on screens
RGB
is a key to god design - can get better precision using points and picas
Precision
1/72 of an inch
point
is 12 points or 1/6th of an inch
pica
use to set units of a measure-in edit menu
Preferences
contains the name of your document, magnification level and color mode
Title bar
includes all of the illustrator menus
menu bar
leads to sub menu
black triangle
followed by dialog box
ellipsis
area bound by a solid line, which you create your artwork - can by as large as 227X27
artboard
area outside the art board where you can store objects before placing them on art board - will not print
Scratch area
contains tools that let you create, and manipulate objects
tools panel
indicates hidden tools behind that tool
tiny black triangle
displays current magnification level
Zoom text box
contains a list arrow menu from which you choose a status line with info about current tool
Status bar
windows containing features for modifying and manipulating illustrator objects. -arranged in groups
Panels
allows you to arrange multiple panels or panel groups vertically
docking panels
hides and shows panels
tab key
shows the skeleton of your work - lines and curves
outline view
shows complete work - command Y
preview
command +
Zoom