Illustrator Scenario Review

Scenario: You are working on a logo design and need to create a circular shape with a specific color fill. How would you achieve this in Adobe Illustrator?

• Select the Ellipse Tool from the toolbar, hold down the Shift key while dragging to draw a perfect circle, and then use the Color panel to choose your desired fill color.

• Select the Pen Tool to draw a circle manually and then use the Color panel to fill it with color.

• Use the Rectangle Tool to draw a square, then use the Transform panel to round the corners and fill it with color.

• Open the Symbols panel, drag a circular symbol onto the artboard, and change its color using the Swatches panel.

You have a text object that you want to convert into a shape so you can modify its individual letter components. What should you do?

• Select the text, right-click and choose “Convert to Shape,” then edit the individual letters.

• Use the Type Tool to edit each letter separately.

• Select the text, go to Object > Rasterize, and then use the Direct Selection Tool to modify it.

• Select the text, go to Object > Expand, and choose the "Object" option to convert the text to outlines.

You have imported a JPEG image into your Illustrator document and need to trace it to create a vector graphic. Which tool would be best for this task?

• Use the Eraser Tool to remove the unwanted parts of the image.

• Use the Image Trace function to automatically convert the JPEG image into vector paths.

• Use the Shape Builder Tool to create shapes over the image.

• Use the Brush Tool to manually trace the image.

You want to align several objects in your design to the center of the artboard. How would you do this?

• Go to Object > Arrange > Center.

• Drag each object manually to the center of the artboard.

• Select all the objects, open the Align panel, and choose the “Align to Artboard” option followed by the “Horizontal Align Center” and “Vertical Align Center” buttons.

• Use the Pathfinder panel to merge all objects into one and then center it.

You are designing a poster and need to apply a gradient to a background shape. How can you apply and adjust a gradient in Adobe Illustrator?

• Use the Gradient Mesh tool to create a gradient effect.

• Draw multiple overlapping shapes with different colors and adjust their transparency.

• Apply a texture from the Swatches panel to the shape.

• Select the shape, open the Gradient panel, choose a gradient type, and adjust the gradient stops and angle as needed.