Adobe Visual 203 Review

Adobe Illustrator is best at creating which kind of graphics?

• Vector

• Bitmap

• Raster

• Paint

Adobe Illustrator uses which elements to create vector graphics?

• Pixels and bits

• Points, lines, and shapes

• Bitmapped colors

• Raster graphics

Annie wants to create a polka-dot pattern. She wants the dots to be distributed evenly in her pattern. She has turned on the grid feature in Illustrator, but is having a hard time manually arranging the dots. What other feature would be good for Annie to use?

• Annie should make sure that Snap to Grid is enabled

• Annie should make sure her dots are grouped in the Layers Palate

• Annie should use the Pathfinder Panel to minus the dots from the background shape

• Annie should turn on the Perspective Grid

Before modifying a logo, how can Mary ensure the graphic she is modifying is an editable vector file?

• If she can open it in Adobe Illustrator, it is a vector

• She can open it in Adobe Illustrator and save as a vector

• She can apply a vector mask

• If she sees vector editing nodes then it is a vector image

Blake is creating an infographic. He has drawn 4 identical house shapes with the pen tool. He wants to align them all so that they are sitting on the same horizontal line. The fastest way to do this is to:

• show rulers, bring down a guideline and move each of the 4 house shapes to the guideline.

• select all 4 house shapes and select Vertical Align Bottom in the Align Panel.

• select all 4 house shapes and select Horizontal Align Center in the Align Panel.

• select all 4 house shapes and select Horizontal Align Bottom in the Align Panel.

Diego is drawing a doughnut in Illustrator. He traced the outside edge of the doughnut with the pen tool to create a path, he then traced the inside hole in the doughnut to create another path. Diego wants to create a single compound path in Illustrator for the doughnut shape. The best way to do this is to:

• select the outside path and the inside path and then use the Pathfinder Panel and the minus front option.

• select the doughnut hole inside path only then use the Pathfinder Panel and the minus front option.

• select the outside doughnut path only and then use the Pathfinder Panel and the unite option.

• select both the outside path and the inside path, then use the Pathfinder Panel and the unite option.

Ellis is drawing a snowman in Illustrator. She draws the body of the snowman with the ellipse tool and the head of the snowman with another ellipse shape so that the head slightly overlaps the body. She wants to create a single compound path for the snowman's body and head. The best way to do this is to:

• select the body ellipse path and the head ellipse path and then use the Pathfinder Panel and the minus front option.

• select the body ellipse path and the head ellipse path and then use the Pathfinder Panel and the unite option.

• select the head ellipse path only and then use the Pathfinder Panel and the unite option.

• select the body ellipse path and the head ellipse path and then use the Pathfinder Panel and the intersect option.

Four Duck Farm’s logo did not have all four of the duck graphics aligned evenly in a row. What will help the designer align all of the elements?

• Gradient

• Grid

• Raster ruler

• Margin

Gabriel wants to separate components of his design into groups so he can make changes to each object. What technique should he utilize?

• Scaling

• Layering

• Cropping

• Masking

Makaya has drawn a rectangle. She needs to rotate the rectangle 45 degrees. The fastest way to rotate the rectangle EXACTLY 45 degrees is to:

• select the rectangle, then go the object dropdown menu, select transform, then select rotate. Specify 45 degrees in the dialog box.

• select the rectangle and using the handle, move it to approximately 45 degrees.

• select the rectangle and hold down the shift key on the keyboard. Then using handles turn the rectangle until it snaps at 45 degrees.

• select the rectangle and hold down the option key on the keyboard. Then using the handles turn the rectangle until the scales says it it 45 degrees.