Adobe Certification Illustrator Study guide

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What is Kerning?

Space between characters

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What is Leading?

Distance between the lines

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What is Tracking?

Inserting or removing uniform spaces

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4

What file type are bitmap images?

JPEG, GIF, PNG, TIFF

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5

Describe the Rule of Thirds?

Creating nine equal parts with two horizontal and two vertical lines and creates three equal columns or rows

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6

What illustrator native file format preserves all illustrator data?

EPS

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7

What do you need to understand to make optimum decisions about printing a project?

How the printer's resolution effects the artwork when printed

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8

What do you have to do first before modifying individual components of a symbol?

Ungroup

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9

What is the area of work that extends beyond the actual panel called?

Bleed

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10

When creating a new document set to profile: Web, what are the default color mode and raster effect settings?

RGB and 72

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11

What happens to a brush stroke set to 5 points when you click Type on a Path?

Stroke goes back to one

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12

Which panel would you use to edit the width and height of an existing shape?

Transform panel

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13

How do you create a rectangle with rounded corners?

Rounded rectangle tool

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14

Describe linking and embedding placed digital images in Illustrator.

Linked image is independent from the document and embedded image is within the document in full resolution

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15

What should be identified to effectively create a flyer for a neighborhood fundraiser?

Target audience and what the fundraiser is for

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16

Discuss what you might present to a client to specify all aspects and details of the project.

Scope of the project

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17

Which panel provides the ability to edit both the stroke and fill?

Color panel

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18

When exporting from Illustrator, unused symbols can be included when exporting to this file type?

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19

What is a bezier curve?

A curved line or path that is defined by a mathematical equation (has any size scale)

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20

When a new pattern is created, which panel does it add to?

Swatches panel

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21

Describe calligraphic brushes.

Resembles something drawn with a paint brush

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22

Which color mode is used for printing? Which color mode is used for monitor (web) colors?

CMYK, RGB

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23

How do you edit symbols?

Click symbol> symbol panel> edit symbol

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24

What is the blob tool used to create?

Creates closed filled objects

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25

Identify copyright uses and terms

Copyright object for educational purposes (Fair Use), work not protected by copyright (Public Domain), protected work or an idea (Copyright)

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26

What are deliverables?

Any completed work delivered to the client

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27

How do you add a 3-D Extrude and Bevel effect?

Effect> 3D> Extrude bevel

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28

How do you set/adjust the options/settings for tools?

Double click the tool

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29

How do you save symbols as a new library?

Symbols pannel> symbols library> at top of new library

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30

What happens when you click with the type tool to create a point type?

Wherever you click will start the Type line

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31

Convert text to outline

Type> create outline

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32

Add crop mark

Select object> create trim marks> effect> crop marks

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33

Create a new document

File> New document

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34

Create a new print document

File> New> New document profile> Print

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35

Where can you set the document bleed?

New document dialog box and print settings> Marks and bleeds

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36

Add a pucker effect

Effect> Distort> Pucker and bloat

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37

Change tool options (Where?)

Double click on the tool

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38

Create a radial gradient

Gradient panel> Radial

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39

Identify panel icons

Identify correct panels

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40

How do you display transparency grid?

View> Show transparency grid

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41

How do you create a graphic symbol from an image?

Select image> Drag to Symbols panel

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How do you export a document as a .png file?

File> Export> Save as type> PNG

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43

Create a center gradient mesh

Object> Gradient mesh> Center

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44

Describe the difference between the pen tool and the pencil tool

Pen tool is with individual clicks to make a path and Pencil tool draws smooth paths

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45

Create a new color swatch

Swatches panel> Panel options> New swatch

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46

How do you place a symbol?

Select the symbol> Drag to symbols panel

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47

Which file type is most used for video?

MPEG

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48

What are advantages of symbols?

Smaller file and can manipulate them easily

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49

If you need a graphic that will be used in many sizes, what file format should be used?

PNG (Vector)

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50

Describe the overall principal behind Gestalt

Whole is greater than the sum of its parts

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51

Project development phases- what is the correct order?

Planning and analysis, scheduling, building, review and evaluate, publishing

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52

Make slices

Object> Slice> Make

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53

Trace and show outlines

Object> Live trace> Show outlines with tracing

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54

Add a fill color to a specific area

Select area> Fill with color

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55

Create an image trace

Place image> Live trace

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56

Scale an image

Object> Transform> Scale

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57

What file format to save fonts for future use?

PDF

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58

Add and modify a workspace from the workspace switcher

Essentials> Manage workspaces

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59

Demographics and target audience don't include education or income level

Population and age

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60

Changing the Color Settings of the document

Edit> Color settings

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61

Modifying a symbol to include a drop shadow

Click on symbol> Effect> Stylize> Drop shadow

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62

Removing unused swatches from the library

Swatches library> Select all unused> Delete swatches

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63

Changing the Leading of a text frame

Character panel> Change number

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64

Changing the Bleed of an artboard/document

File> Print> Marks and bleeds> Adjust

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65

When will you see the Photoshop Import dialog box?

File> Open

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66

Selecting all objects on a sub-layer and changing the opacity of those objects

Hold down shift and click the layer

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Changing the zoom to fit artboard in Window

Edit> Zoom or on bottom left corner or View> Artboard

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Hiding guides

View> Hide guides

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