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Adobe Illustrator Vocabulary
Adobe Illustrator Vocabulary
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Art/Design
10th Grade
01/06/2012

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Filter
Definition
A special effect applied to a digital image. Many filters mimic the effect of special camera lenses
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Art Board
Definition
Printable portion of the owrk area, where illustrations can be finalized
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Picas
Definition
mesurement system used in graphic programs, there are sic of these in an inche
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Guides
Definition
Nonprinting lines that can be used to create boundaries or guidelines in a drawing
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Point
Definition
measurement system used in graphic design; 1/72nd of and inch
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Workspace
Definition
a saved set of panel arrangements and tool settings
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Anchor Point
Definition
a point on a path that indicates a change of direction
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Bounding Box
Definition
a temorary frame around a selected object that shows the object' outer dimensions
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Constrain
Definition
to force and object to take certain form
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Corner Point
Definition
an anchor point where a path changes direction in an angle rather than smoothly
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Path
Definition
The line that forms the chape of an object
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Smooth Point
Definition
an anchor point that connects path segment in a smooth curve
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Fill
Definition
characteristics of the inner area of and object, such as the color, pattern, style,etc., inside an object
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Stroke
Definition
characteristics of the outline of an object, such as its weight, color, style, etc.
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Point of Origin
Definition
the oint of wich an object rotates or transforms. The point of orgin may be within the object or ouside it
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Marquee
Definition
rectabgle drawn around an object with a tool to select an area
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Panel
Definition
a group of related commands and options
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Dock
Definition
a location in the application window where a panel or panels or secre so they do not float
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Opacity
Definition
solidity of an object's; the opposite of transparency
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Scaling
Definition
resizing an object horizontally, verticall, or proportionally in both directions to a percentage of its original size
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Bezier Curve
Definition
a mathematically generated curve that has two endpoints and control points to specify curve direction
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Direction Line
Definition
line extending from anchor point that shows the direction of a curve
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Layer
Definition
a single level in the stacking order that can hold any number of objects
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Parent Layer
Definition
layer in which one or more sublayer are stored
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Sublayer
Definition
a layer whithin a layer that can have its own name and its own settings
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Template
Definition
object that is dimmed and unavailable for modification but can be used as a guide for creating objects
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Embed
Definition
place a file or object in a file so that it becomes part of the file
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Selection Tool
Definition
black arrow that will select the wholes or grouped objects
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Direct Selection Tool
Definition
white arrow that wil select individual objects in a group or anchor points
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Gradient
Definition
a graduated blend of colors used as a fill; can be linear (flat) or radial (round)
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Closed Path
Definition
vector paths that are continuous and have no ends; the begining and the end points are the same
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Open Path
Definition
vector paths that have two ends; the beginning and the end points are not the same
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Paste Board
Definition
the area surrounding the are board on the computer screen; depending on the magnigication or view , it may or may not be visible
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Shear
Definition
to slant or skew and object from its original orientation
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Transparency
Definition
amount of light that can pass though and object. A transparent object allows objects below to appear
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