Adobe Illustrator Vocabulary

An original work whose creator has the sole license to create.

A part of an image that runs off the edge of the printing area of a document before the document is trimmed to size.

A tool that lets users convert raster images to editable vectors.

An idea.

A reshaping tool which flips an object over a fixed axis.

A reshaping tool which creates a series of objects blended between the color and shape of multiple objects.

A tool used to isolate and protect areas of an image as color changes.

A tool used to enter text onto a document.

Sets of reusable appearance attributes.

The ability to confine objects so that a user can easily edit parts of those objects.

A single dot in a digital image that is assigned a specific location and color value.

A reshaping tool which resizes an object around a fixed point.

A properties panel in Illustrator that allows users to view and copy the CSS code for selected objects.

Mathematical descriptions of curves that are often used for drawing and modifying vectors.

Tools in which a user can create a clipping mask or draw and select paths.

The height and width of an artboard in Illustrator.

A panel used to control all document color and patterns.

A work or creation that is created from or based on a preexisting creation.

An area for artwork to be worked on that can be printed or exported.

A painting tool which draws paths that expand and merge brush paths that share the same color.

A layer within a layer that has its own name and settings.

A point on a specific path that indicates a change of direction.

The product of the height and width of a digital image using pixels.

A drawing tool that draws and edits freehand lines.

A reshaping tool which skews an object around a fixed point.

The characteristics of the outline of an object.

A drawing on an artboard in Illustrator.

A native Illustrator panel which indicates all of the properties of a selected object.

A standardized method of organizing and storing digital images.

An Adobe application that allows users to test

The organization of elements in an image in a way that implies importance.

When copyrighted works can be used without permission provided the use is reasonable and does not affect its value.

CMYK stands for:

An appealing color combination.

A list of coordinates related to a specific image.

Nonprinting lines which are used to create guidelines in a drawing.

RGB stands for:

A tool which divides drawings into separate web images.

A value that determines how transparent the paint will appear on an image.

A symbolism tool which places symbol instances as a set on an artboard.

A painting tool which draws freehand lines.

A graphic image type that defines an image using paths rather than pixels.

An Illustrator tool used to place anchor points in a drawing.

A means of allowing a user to color artwork freely in Illustrator.

The positioning of objects in an illustration.

A reshaping tool which skews

To print or display using only a handful of different tones.

The perspective a user employs in which the relative size

A reshaping tool which rotates an object around a fixed point.

Printed lines on a sheet showing where the design is to be trimmed.

A display of information.

A condition of lowered opacity.

An Adobe Illustrator (AI) file format used to represent single-page vector-based drawings in either EPS or PDF formats.

A computer builds an image on a screen using building blocks of dots known as:

The style and appearance of printed type and fonts.

A reshaping tool which merges shapes to create complicated custom shapes.