Illustrator
Intro to Adobe Illustrator for the web.
WEEK 6
QUIZ:
In class
1. a corner point joins two line ____________.
2. To create a curve from a corner point you can click and drag on it which will create ____________ handles.
3. You can use ______________ guides to align points.
4. The Shapes you create are called _____________________.
5. To convert a curved point into a corner you can use your_________________ tool.
6. To draw line segments at 45 degree angles, Hold down your _______ key.
7. You can move a corner point by holding down the _______________ .
8. When your pen tool appears over a path with out an Anchor you see a ___________ next to the pen which means you can add an anchor point.
9. To change your pen tool to a temporary "Convert Anchor" tool, hold down the _____________key.
10. To remove an existing Anchor with your pen tool you simply need to, ______________________.
Complete Exercise in your book at end of chapter 15 and email me or post it for credit before next class.
MID TERM:
We will address this (MID TERM) on Tuesday and I will answer any questions you may have for the mid term during class ONLY.
The midterm will be open book and you have one week from this TUESDAY (2/10/09) to complete it. You must turn it in no later than midnight on 2/17/09) for full credit. Anything after that date looses a full grade point. ( for example, by 12:01 AM your 4.0 becomes a 3.0 and so on.)
No Exceptions
You may print it out, email me the PDF, or post the test online and send me a link to the URL. If you would like to print a copy of the test in a word document Click HERE and save it to your desktop.
IMPORTANT: I NEED THE QUESTIONS INCLUDED OR YOU WON'T GET CREDIT FOR THE ANSWERS.
YOU MUST INCLUDE YOUR NAME AND CLASS ON EACH PAGE (ITC298) IN ORDER TO RECIEVE CREDIT.
BASICS:
1. What color mode should you use for the web?
2. What is a path?
3. What is a compound path?
4. According to your book what does Live Trace do?
5. Under which menu tab do you have your view/hide rulers options?
6. What is the shortcut or quick command to toggle your rulers on and off?
7. How would you add a ruler guide to your work space?
8. What is the art board?
9. What are the five selection tools?
10. What is a smart guide?
SHORTCUTS/ QUICK COMMANDS:
Assuming we are on a PC; What is the shortcut or quick command for the following tools?
1. Selection Tool:
2. Pen Tool:
3. Wand Tool:
4. Direct Selection Tool:
5. Text Tool:
6. Gradient Tool:
7. Eye Dropper Tool:
8. Zoom Tool:
9. Live Paint Bucket:
10. Eraser:
11. Rectangle and Rounded Rectangle tool:
12. Ellipse Tool:
13. Paintbrush:
14. Pencil:
15. Hand Tool:
GENERAL:
1. What are the 2 gradients you can use?
2. What is "stroke"?
3. Which tool palette allows you to create, cut, modify, or edit existing paths?
4. To select, isolate, cut, copy, paste, transform, edit, recolor, or move multiple objects as a unit you must ________________ them.
5. Say you have two squares overlapping each other on the same layer and you want to change which one is on top... what would you do to alter the order of the images?
6. If You have several objects in a group and you want to alter only one without breaking the group, you need to edit the object in what mode?
7. To create the light glow on our glass buttons exercise in class we created a mask... What kind was it and where was it located?
8. Photoshop is a Pixel based art program. Illustrator is a _______________ based art program.
9. How do you insert an image (like a banner or company logo or something) from the desktop into a document you are currently working on?
10. What are the three default web sizes for your document?
EXCERCISES FROM THE BOOK:
Complete the following exercises from your book. I posted a PDF of the lesson if you do not have the book but you can find all of the following exercises in your book and don't need to download the PDF if you have the class book. Make sure your name and class is printed on each finished exercise or you won't get credit for that exercise
1. Draw a paint brush pg 143 in your book: CLICK HERE FOR A PDF VERSION
2. RESHAPE pg 151 in your book: CLICK HERE FOR A PDF VERSION
3. Draw a lightbulb pg 152 in your book: CLICK HERE FOR A PDF VERSION
4. Trace an object pg 160 in your book: CLICK HERE FOR A PDF VERSION
5. Sketch a scarf pg 173-4 in your book: CLICK HERE FOR A PDF VERSION