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MAWD 2.02
Understand Digital Vector Graphics
Term | Definition |
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Artboard | The area of the illustration |
Objects | Any shape, image, or text that 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 changes directions |
Line Segment | Part of a line that has an anchor point on each end |
Shapes | Geometric based tools that allow you to create primitive shapes |
Transformations | Scaling, rotation, shearing, and reflecting |
Smart Guides | Guides that appear as you move around a document indicating various points of alignment |
Stacking order | The order of how objects are arranged on the artboard |
Selection tool | Selects an object or 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 an object |
Swatches | Named color tints |
Gradients | Filling an object with a smooth transition |
Patterns | Repeated |
Drawing | Using shapes or other tools such as pen or pencil to simulate thigns |
Pen tool | Uses anchor points to allow you to create a 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 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 Wrap | Controls how area text flows over or around a object |