Illustration & Vector Art Flashcards
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What do the Pathfinder operations in vector software primarily allow you to do?
Answer: Combine, subtract, or intersect multiple shapes
Pathfinder operations like Unite, Minus Front, Intersect, and Exclude allow artists to create new shapes by combining or cutting existing vector shapes.
What is 'Image Trace' (formerly Live Trace) used for in Adobe Illustrator?
Answer: Converting raster images into editable vector paths
Image Trace analyzes a raster image and automatically generates vector paths that approximate the image, making it editable as scalable vector art.
In Adobe Illustrator, what does 'expanding' an object accomplish?
Answer: Converts appearance attributes like brushes and effects into actual editable paths
Expanding converts live effects, brush strokes, and pattern fills into their underlying vector path equivalents, making them fully editable as standard paths.
Which type of gradient allows color to transition smoothly along a custom freeform path or mesh?
Answer: Freeform gradient
Freeform gradients allow color stops to be placed freely anywhere within a shape or along a path, creating natural, complex color transitions unlike linear or radial gradients.
The 'clipping mask' technique in vector illustration works by:
Answer: Using one shape to define the visible area of artwork placed beneath it
A clipping mask uses the topmost shape as a 'window' that reveals only the portions of underlying artwork falling within the clipping shape's boundaries.
When preparing vector artwork for web use, which color profile should be applied for accurate screen display?
Answer: sRGB IEC61966-2.1
sRGB is the standard color space for the web and most consumer screens, ensuring colors appear consistently across devices and browsers.
What is the purpose of 'Align to Pixel Grid' in vector illustration?
Answer: Ensuring vector shapes render crisply at screen resolutions by snapping edges to whole pixels
Aligning to the pixel grid snaps vector path edges to whole pixel boundaries, preventing anti-aliasing blur on straight edges when the artwork is displayed at 1x screen resolution.