Adobe Illustrator CS5 Classroom In A Book Lesson 5 - Drawing with the Pen & Pencil Tools
exam review questions
(p.145) The ________ tool is excellent for drawing precisely, including straight lines, Bezier curves, and complex shapes.
(p.146) When you draw with the Pen tool, it is best to have a fill on the path you create.
true
false
(p.146) Caps Lock turns tool icons into ________ for increased precision.
(p.147) One of the many benefits of using the Pen tool is that you can create custom paths and continue to edit the ________ that make up the path.
(p.147) When anchor points become ________ it signifies that the anchor points are selected.
hollow
solid
(p.148) When the pen icon has a(n) ________ to the right of it, it indicates a continuation of an existing path.
(p.148) When an icon of a square with a line through it (merge symbol) appears next to the pen tool, it indicates that you are ________ to another path.
(p.149) Using the ________ key in combination with the Pen tool creates paths of 45°.
(p.149) In vector drawing applications such as Illustrator, you draw a curve, called a ________ curve, with control points.
(p.149) By setting anchor points and dragging ________, you can define the shape of the curve.
(p.150) While holding the mouse down, click and ________ to create a curved path with the Pen tool.
(p.150) As you click and drag, direction handles that end in ________ direction points appear.
(p.150) The angle and ________ of the direction handles determine the shape and size of a curve.
(p.150) Direction handles do not print and are not visible when the anchor is inactive.
true
false
(p.151) ________ are square.
anchor points
direction points
(p.151) ________ are round.
anchor points
direction points
(p.151) As you draw, you create a line called a ________.
(p.151) A path is made up of one or more straight or curved ________.
(p.151) The beginning and end of each segment are marked by ________, which work like pins holding a wire in place.
(p.151) A path can be closed (for example, a circle) or ________, with distinct end points (for example, a wavy line).
(p.151) At a(n) ________ point, a path abruptly changes direction.
(p.151) At a(n) ________ point, path segments are connected as a continuous curve.
(p.152) When tracing a curve with the Pen tool, it helps to remember to always follow the ________ of the curve when dragging.
(p.152) Pressing ________ temporarily gives you the Hand tool to reposition artwork.
(p.152) Pulling a ________ longer makes a higher slope; when it is shorter the slope is flatter.
(p.152) If you click with the Pen tool while a path is ________, the path connects to the next point you draw.
(p.152) When using the Pen tool, ________ the first path allows you to create a new path.
(p.152) You can press Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac) to temporarily switch to the Selection or ________ tool, whichever was last used.
(p.153) By default, you can undo a series of actions -- limited only by your computer's memory -- by repeatedly choosing Edit > Undo or Ctrl+________(Windows) or Command+________ (Mac).
(p.153) When creating curves, the directional handles help to determine the ________ of the path.
(p.154) Pressing the ________ key when dragging a direction handle constrains the angle of the handle to a straight line.
(p.154) To convert a smooth point to a corner point, press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac) and position the pointer over either the last anchor point created or its direction point. When you see the ________ symbol, click and drag a direction line.
(p.155) In addition to choosing View > Fit Artboard In Window, you can also press Ctrl+ ________ (Windows) or Command+________ (Mac).
(p.155) To create the next segment as a(n) ________, click the last point created to delete one direction line from the path.
(p.156) The ________ tool lets you select and edit individual segments in a curved line.
(p.158) A ________ point lets you change the direction of the curve.
smooth
corner
(p.158) A ________ point lets you draw a continuous curve.
smooth
corner
(p.161) You must ________ a path before you can draw other lines that aren't connected to the path.
(p.162) Cuts made with the Scissors tool must be on a line or a curve rather than on a(n) ________.
(p.162) The ________ tool actually creates two anchor points each time you click, but because they are on top of each other, you can see only one.
(p.163) Arrowheads are positioned ________ the endpoints of a line by default.
inside
beyond
(p.165) To adjust the curves you've drawn, you can drag either the curve's ________ or direction handles.
(p.165) You can also edit a curve by moving the ________.
(p.166) It is easier to work with paths if you don’t add more ________ than necessary.
(p.166) You can reduce a path's ________ or change its overall shape by deleting unnessary points
(p.170) The ________ tool lets you draw open and closed paths as if you were drawing on paper.
(p.170) The Pencil tool is most useful for free-form drawing and creating more ________ shapes.
(p.170) The ________ that appears to the right of the Pencil tool pointer before you begin drawing indicates that you are about to create a new path.
(p.170) The Pencil tool displays a small ________ to indicate that you’re creating a closed path.
(p.170) The number of anchor points set down by the Pencil tool is determined by the length and complexity of the path and by ________ settings in the Pencil Tool Options dialog box.
(p.170) In the Pencil Tools Options dialog box, the ________ slider reduces the number of points on the paths drawn with the Pencil tool.