Adobe Illustrator Flashcards
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What is the main advantage of vector graphics over raster graphics?
Answer: They scale to any size without losing quality
Vectors are defined by math, so they remain crisp at any scale.
Which tool creates smooth color transitions across a mesh of editable points?
Answer: Gradient Mesh Tool
The Gradient Mesh tool builds a grid where each point can hold its own color for realistic shading.
What does the Live Paint Bucket allow you to do?
Answer: Fill enclosed regions formed by overlapping paths as if coloring by region
Live Paint treats intersecting lines as fillable regions, like a coloring book.
In Illustrator, what is an artboard?
Answer: A defined canvas area that represents a printable or exportable page
Artboards define the working/output regions of a document, and a file can contain many.
Which effect applies a non-destructive blur or distortion that stays editable?
Answer: An effect from the Effect menu
Effects from the Effect menu are live and can be modified or removed later via the Appearance panel.
What does the Eyedropper Tool sample by default?
Answer: Appearance attributes like fill and stroke from another object
The Eyedropper picks up and applies fill, stroke, and type attributes from one object to another.
Which command isolates a group so you can edit its contents without ungrouping?
Answer: Enter Isolation Mode (double-click the group)
Double-clicking a group enters Isolation Mode for editing inside it without affecting other objects.