click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Lesson 2.02
Lesson 2.02 -Understand Digital Vector Graphics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Artboard | The area of the illustration |
| Objects | Any shape,image, or text than can be moved |
| Lines | An open ended path with 2 anchor points |
| Anchor Point | Basic component of paths , which appears at the start and end of every path of 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 or more paths for which the start points and end points 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 |
| Transformations | Scaling, rotation, shearing and reflecting |
| Stacking Order | The order of how objects are arranged on the artboard |
| Selection Tool | Selects an object or a group of objects |
| 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 |
| Effect | Commands that can be applied to an object |
| Point type | A line of text that begins at the point that you click |
| Area Type | Uses the boundaries of an area created by dragging |
| Type on Path | Allows you to attach text |
| Text Warp | Controls how area text flows over or around a object |