Minor Assessment (Mod) - Lesson 4 - Domain 4 Worksheet

1. Simplify removes anchor points as needed to smooth out curves, allows you to convert curves to straight lines and can help straighten out a ragged drawing.

• What does the Simplify function do?

• What does the Magnify function do?

• What does the Rotate function do?

• What does the Skew function do?

To add remove a tool from your toolbar, click the Three Dots at the bottom of the toolbar to bring up the tool list.

You can change the settings on some tools such as the Pencil and Eraser tools by Double-clicking the tool.

• How can you change the settings on some tools?

• By right-clicking the tool.

• By pressing the tool icon once.

• By dragging the tool to the settings menu.

4. The Shaper tool will automatically convert the shape to the closest geometric shape. It can also carve out and intercept shapes; it can be unpredictable.

• It can create perfect circles.

• It can only work with squares.

• It can only work with triangles.

• It can also carve out and intercept shapes.

The Smooth tool is used to smooth edges on a pencil drawn path.

The Join tool joins two paths at the point of intersection and trims the excess parts of the path; it's a destructive edit.

• What does the Join tool do?

• It creates a new path without altering the original paths.

• It duplicates the paths and joins them at the endpoints.

• It only highlights the intersection without trimming.

The Appearance Panel is a one-stop shop for editing objects. You can change the fill, stroke, opacity and effects of objects.

The Pathfinder Panel is used to trim, intersect and combine paths. Options include Unite, Minus Front, Intersect, Exclude, Divide, Trim, Merge, Crop, Outline & Minus Back.

• What is the purpose of the Pathfinder Panel and what options does it include?

• What is the main function of the Layers Panel in graphic design?

• How do you use the Gradient Tool in Adobe Illustrator?

• What are the primary features of the Pen Tool in vector graphics?

Live Paint Selection can select a portion of a Live Paint Group and edit that selection.

For a large bitmap file, it's best practice to Rasterize the image before using Image Trace.

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