Drawing and Shaping Objects Questions and Answers Flashcards
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What does the Blob Brush tool create that differs from the standard Paintbrush?
Answer: It creates filled compound paths instead of stroked paths, merging overlapping strokes automatically
The Blob Brush (Shift+B) creates filled shapes (closed paths) rather than stroked lines. Overlapping strokes of the same color automatically merge into a single compound path.
How do you draw a straight line segment at exactly 45 degrees using the Line Segment tool?
Answer: Hold Shift while dragging to constrain to 45-degree increments
Holding Shift while dragging with the Line Segment tool constrains the angle to 0, 45, 90, 135 degrees and their negatives.
What is a Live Shape in Illustrator and what properties can be adjusted?
Answer: A shape that retains editable properties like corner radius, side count, and dimensions in the Transform panel after creation
Live Shapes are rectangles, ellipses, polygons, and lines that retain editable geometric properties (corner radius, width, height, rotation, side count) in the Transform/Properties panel.
How does the Pencil tool's 'Fidelity' setting affect drawn paths?
Answer: Low fidelity produces more anchor points matching hand movement; high fidelity smooths the path with fewer points
The Fidelity slider ranges from Accurate (many points, closely follows cursor) to Smooth (fewer points, more polished curves). This controls the tradeoff between precision and smoothness.
What does the 'Make Pixel Perfect' option do for shapes in Illustrator?
Answer: It aligns shape edges to the pixel grid so they render crisply on screens without anti-aliasing blur
Pixel-perfect alignment snaps object edges to the pixel grid, ensuring that horizontal and vertical lines fall exactly on pixel boundaries for crisp rendering in screen-based outputs.
How do you create a spiral shape in Illustrator?
Answer: Use the Spiral tool, which is nested under the Line Segment tool group
The Spiral tool is found in the Line Segment tool group in the toolbar. Click and drag to draw, or click once to enter precise parameters for radius, decay, and segments.