illustrator ch 1

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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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cna change the size, width, height, page orientation, unit of measure, and color

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cmyk

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cyan, magenta, yellow, black (print project)

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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 using points and picas

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point

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1/72 of an inch

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pica

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12 points or 1/6 of an inch

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preference

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use to set units of measure (edit menu)

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title bar

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contains the name of your doc, 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 that has solid line where you create your artwork- can be as big as 227X227

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scratch area

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area outside the artboard 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 change your objects

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tiny black triangle

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means there are hidden tools

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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 you can choose a status line with info about the tool you are using

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panels

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windows with 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 groups vertically

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tab key

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allows you to hide and show panels

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outline view

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shows the skeleton of your wprk

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preview

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shows complete work

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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

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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 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 & line segments together that are made up pf these make vector graphics

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vectors

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are often used to create logos or line art

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resolution independent

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they are not created with pixels so no resolution

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x

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switch between fill and stroke mode

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none

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swatch with red line and used as a fill for a hollow object - any object without a stroke

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grouping

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allows you to select more than one thing and move it

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smart guides

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guides that can be turned off and on in the view menu - and help you move and align objects in relation to other objects

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scale, rotate, select

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fundamental transform tools

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reflect tool

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flips an image over 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, you will lose fill and stroke when guides are on