Adobe Illustrator Adobe Illustrator 4

Question 1

What is the main advantage of vector graphics over raster graphics?

Accepted Answer

They scale to any size without losing quality

Answer

Vectors are defined by math, so they remain crisp at any scale.

Question 2

Which tool creates smooth color transitions across a mesh of editable points?

Accepted Answer

Gradient Mesh Tool

Answer

The Gradient Mesh tool builds a grid where each point can hold its own color for realistic shading.

Question 3

What does the Live Paint Bucket allow you to do?

Accepted Answer

Fill enclosed regions formed by overlapping paths as if coloring by region

Answer

Live Paint treats intersecting lines as fillable regions, like a coloring book.

Question 4

In Illustrator, what is an artboard?

Accepted Answer

A defined canvas area that represents a printable or exportable page

Answer

Artboards define the working/output regions of a document, and a file can contain many.

Question 5

Which effect applies a non-destructive blur or distortion that stays editable?

Accepted Answer

An effect from the Effect menu

Answer

Effects from the Effect menu are live and can be modified or removed later via the Appearance panel.

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