ACA Color Theory and Management 3

Question 1

What is a gradient in Adobe design applications?

Accepted Answer

A gradual transition between two or more colors

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A type of variable font weight setting

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A filter that sharpens image edges

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A grid overlay used for aligning objects on the canvas

Question 2

In Adobe InDesign, what is the primary purpose of the Ink Manager?

Accepted Answer

To control how spot colors and process colors are handled during printing or PDF output

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To monitor the physical ink levels in a connected printer

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To assign color styles to text frames across the document

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To organize and relink images with missing color profiles

Question 3

Which gradient type creates a circular, radiating color transition emanating outward from a central point?

Accepted Answer

Radial gradient

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Linear gradient

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Freeform gradient

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Angular gradient

Question 4

What is a 'spot color' in professional print design?

Accepted Answer

A specific premixed ink used to reproduce an exact, consistent color

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A color applied only to highlighted or selected areas of an image

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An RGB color value used during digital on-screen proofing

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A color swatch that only affects the background layer of a document

Question 5

In Photoshop, which feature highlights colors in an RGB image that fall outside the printable CMYK color gamut?

Accepted Answer

View > Gamut Warning

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Image > Mode > CMYK Preview

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Edit > Color Settings > Gamut Check

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Filter > Render > Gamut Overlay

Question 6

What is the primary function of the Eyedropper tool in Adobe applications?

Accepted Answer

To sample a color from anywhere on the canvas and set it as the active color

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To erase small areas of color from a layer

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To create a color gradient between two sampled points

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To fill a closed path with the current foreground color

Question 7

Which panel in Adobe Illustrator suggests color harmonies such as complementary, analogous, and triadic schemes based on a selected base color?

Accepted Answer

Color Guide panel

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Info panel

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Swatches panel

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Appearance panel