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MaWD 2.02 Vector
Lesson 2.02 Vector Graphic Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Artboard | The area of the illustration |
Objects | Any shape, image, or text than can be moved. |
Lines | An open ended path with two anchor points |
Anchor Point | Basic component of paths, which appears at the start and end of every path or where it change directions |
Line Segment | Part of a line that has an anchor point on each end |
Path | Made up of one or more line segments |
Open path | one of more paths for which the start points and end pounts are not the same |
Closed Path | A continuous path that has no beginning or end |
Shapes | Geometric based tools that allow you to create primitive shapes |
transformation | scaling, rotation, shearing, and reflecting |
smart guides | guides that appear as you move around a document indicating various points of aligment |
Stacking order | the order of how objects are arranged on the artboard |
Selection Tool | Selects an object or a group of ojects |
Direct Selection Tool | Selects anchor points or paths |
Stroke | The outline of a shape or path |
Fill | To put color, or pattern into a object |
Swatches | Named colors tints |
Gradients | Filling an object with a smooth transition |
Patterns | Repeated |
Drawing | Using shapes or other tools such as pen or pencil to simulate things |
Pen tool | In uses anchor points to allow you to create line |
Bezier | A curved segment of a path |
Image Trace | A tool in a vector program will take a raster image |
Pathfinder | A tool that contains four shape options |
vector effects | Commands that can be applied to an object |
Point type | A line of text than begins at the point that you click |
area type | uses the boundaries of an area created by dragging |
Type on path | Alllows you to attach text |
Text wrap | Controls how area text flows over or around a object |