WorksheetsAI Chapters 11-12
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the difference between using the Blend tool and the Make Blend command?
With the Blend tool, you merely click on two or more unselected objects to generate the blend
The Make Blend command allows you to alter transitional objects directly
The Make Blend command allows you to use a symbol set
The Blend tool creates a blend from the centers of any selected objects
If the start or end object is a shape made from several objects, what should you do before you create a blend?
Group objects together
Make sure the scales are the same for all objects
Create a transition in scale
Separate objects from one another
Selecting Smooth Color from the Spacing menu will have Illustrator auto-calculate what?
The necessary number of blend steps to produce nonbanding color transitions
The number of transitional steps needed to produce a smooth transition
The correct amount of gradient fills for smooth colors
The number of blend steps to smoothly recolor an object
What tool should you use to curve a path when reshaping the blend path?
Anchor Point tool
Selection tool
Direct Selection tool
Pen tool
If you have a color blend with a limited number of steps, what would choosing Object > Expand allow you to do?
Convert the blend objects and transition steps into separate objects
Create new objects that will be nested in the Swatches panel
Create new objects that will be nested in the Color panel
Transform the entire blend
To group objects together, first select them using the Selection tool and choose:
Object > Group
Object > Expand
Object > Path > Join
Object > Oh > Mr.Wilson
To add color shading, what should you do after creating a shape and applying a fill and stroke color?
Copy and paste a new shape directly in front of the original shape
Create a copy and apply a stroke of None to the copy
Create another shape for the shadow color
All of these answers are correct
To create more elaborate shading in a blend, create dark, light, and midtone color shapes and then stack them how?
Dark object on top, light object in the middle, and midtone object on the bottom
Dark object on top, midtone object in the middle, and light object on the bottom
Light object on the top, midtone object in the middle, and dark object on the bottom
Midtone object on the top, light object in the middle, and dark object on the bottom
What is the function of the Symbol Sprayer tool?
Creates multiple instances of a symbol and creates a symbol set
Cleans up the symbol libraries by spraying them off
Creates multiple instances of a symbol in various colors based on the color swatch used
Creates multiple inverted instances of a symbol
How do you select a symbol to use from the Symbols Libraries?
Drag a symbol from a library onto an artboard, which will also make the symbol appear on the Symbols panel
Copy a symbol on the library panel and paste it in the Symbols panel
Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) several symbols and select Add to Symbols from the library panel menu
All of these answers are correct
How do you replace a symbol on the Symbols panel?
Click a replacement symbol and choose Replace Symbol from the panel menu
Select an individual instance, click the Replace thumbnail arrowhead, and click a replacement symbol
Choose Symbol > Replace Selected Symbol
All of these answers are correct
If you are creating a symbol and your file will be exported to Adobe Flash, what should you select from the Export Type menu?
Movie Clip or Graphic
Align to Pixel Grid
Closed path
Global tool grid
How can you increase brush size interactively in a document window?
By pressing the Right Bracket (]) key
By pressing the Left Bracket ([) key
By pressing the Right Arrow key
By pressing the Up Arrow key
Which tool affects the distance between instances?
Symbol Scruncher tool
Symbol Sizer tool
Symbol Shifter tool
Symbol Screener tool
Which symbolism tool should be avoided if your artwork will be exported for web output?
Symbol Styler tool
Symbol Screener tool
Symbol Spinner tool
Symbol Stainer tool
What will selecting the Object > Expand command do?
Break a symbol set into separate instances that are still linked to the original symbol
Protect an original symbol from being modified when editing the symbol it was based on
Copy a symbol set so that any change will automatically update all selected symbol sets
Break a symbol set and convert the instances to standard objects or groups of objects
Oh no - what is this tool?
Symbol Sprayer
Paint Can
Symbol Shifter
Dot Maker
How do you access this menu?
Double-click Sprayer icon
Click and hold the Sprayer icon
Double-click Dot Maker icon
Shift-click the Sprayer icon
_________ are predefined, reusable design elements that you access via the Symbols panel in Illustrator.
Symbols
Clip art
Icons
Swatches
Symbols are perfect for creating __________ design elements, such as informational icons for use on a map, or the grass, flower, and tree shapes used in a landscape.
repetitive
basic
clip art
complex
