Adobe Illustrator Review Part 1

1. Project ______ results from not having a defines project ___________

Scope

Creep

Sketch

Budget

Project creep results from not having a defined project scope

2. How does a clipping mask work-------- The ________ objects becomes unfilled and unstroked. It masks the _________ object so that the only areas that lie __________ the path are visible.

Within

In

Outside

Bottom

Top

The top objects becomes unfilled and unstroked. It masks the bottom object so that the only areas that lie within the path are visible.

3.Match each applicable term to its color space

Complimentary, Subtractive, analogous , additive

RGB= additive because white

YMCK=subtractive because black

4.The ____tool lets you erase any of your artwork

The ____ tool lets you cut paths at specific points

The ____ tool lets you cut objects and paths

eraser

scissor

knife

5. Which setting would you adjust to correct the readability of characters RN

Horizontal scale

Kerning

Tracking

Leading

Kerning

6. When saving a file in ai format,which option makes it possible for other adobe applications to work with the file?

Create a pdf

Save down to illustrator 8

Save each artboard

Subset fonts when percent of characters used less than 100%

Create a PDF

7. This image contains a single text object .Select the character setting that was used to make each word of the text drop with its step

Baseline Shift

8. You are importing a photoshop document into AI. Modify the settings to allow revisions and include non visible layers.

Click on convert objects to layers

Click on import hidden layers

9. Prepare the color space for offset printing and then change the raster effects to high.

Click on effects, click on document raster, switch to CMYK, switch raster to high

10. Group the square based on their color. Name the group green, magenta, and blue to reflect the color of the squares . Hide the green group.

Select the colored squares by holding shift, group the squares, go to layers and change the name

11. Select the stars in a single step using one tool. Charge the fill color to c=100, m=80, y=25

Select the magic wand tool, click the star, change the color

12.Create a gap in the vector that form the letter O in the word Power using the blue rectangle

Select power and rectangle, click on path finder, select -front

13. Organize all objects onto a single layer with no sublayers. Preserve the stacking order of your objects and groups. Rename the layer final.

Drag all the layers into one layer and then rename

14.Modify the line above the text to resemble the sketch shown in the template layer. Modify only one point on the line and do not add or move any anchor points

Font myriad pro

Size 50 pt

Leading auto

Tracking 25

Text color: swatch named green type

Delete original text at the bottom

Select the text, copy the text, click on the circle, switch to type on a path tool, once you've clicked on the type on a path tool click on the path, paste the text, change the settings, delete the text at the bottom of the screen

16. Change the opacity of only 50% to reveal the image below.

Select gradient, change the opacity to 50%

17.Use the appropriate tool to create a perfectly symmetrical 8 pointed star with long points similar in shape and size to the example

Switch to the star tool, click on the artboard, choose 8 points, erase star, draw the star at its size, use control when dragging it

18. Combine all the layers that contain text into a new layer. Name the new layer text.

Click on the layer tab,new layer, name the layer text, select all layers with text, move layers into text layer

19. Create a new document named pro for designing a UI for an ipad pro using portrait layout with raster effects set to medium

File, new, mobile, ipad pro, change the name, make sure it's on portrait, click on advanced options, switch raster to medium

20. Rearrange all artboards on the screen using the arrange by row (left to right) layout. Set the spacing to 100px. Make sure the artwork stays on the artboard.

Artboard panel, rearrange, choose arrange by now, left to right, make sure to click on button that says move with artboard

21. Add an area of 3mm beyond the page to ensure the document correctly prints to the full edge of the paper.

File, document setup, bleed options type 3mm, make sure each option has 3mm

22. Create a guide from the object on the screen.

Click on object,view guides,make guides

Click on object,view guides,make guides

Click on the arrow. Using the rotate tool -54 degrees,ok, change the stroke color to red

24. Modify the existing fill gradient on the spy game sublayer so that the gradient is blue at the top and white at the bottom. Remove the green.

Click on the sypagame text, open gradient panel, remove the green color stop,invert the colors, use the gradient tool to fix the colors from the top to bottom

25. Change the bench's opacity to 80% and tye blending mode to color burn.

Select the bench, click on opacity to change 80%, click on the opacity button to change the color burn

26. You are designing a UI for the IPAD pro and need to make it accessible to both the portrait and landscape orientations. Change the artboard named horizontal to landscape.

Click artboard panel, click on the artboard,click option menu,click artboard options

27.Use the leaf to create a scatter brush with the following settings:

Name:leaf

Size:25%

Spacing:50%

Colorization method tints

Select the leafs,brushes panels,new brush, change the name to leaf, size to 25%, spacing o 50%, method to tints, new brush will appear in panel, select the line, click on the leaf brush, repeat for next line

28.Create a new graphic style name RGB_STROKE based on the text

Select the text, graphic style panel, new style, name it

29. Change the layer color to the graphics layer to Gold to improve visibility of selected objects.

Click on the layer panel,look for the graphic layer, select the graphics, options, options for layer graphics, change the color,ok

30. Add the word studios below the horizontal guide and between the vertical guides. Use the following settings:

Font family: arial regular

Font size 125

All caps

Type tool, type the word studio,press the selection tool (esc) position the word, click on character options, change the font to arial regular, size 125, at the bottom chose the all caps bottom, change the tracking until both B's touch the guides