Exam 7: Working With Distortions, Gradient Meshes, Envelopes, and Blends

The shape of a mesh can be manipulated by direction lines.

Envelopes can be used to distort objects with pattern fills.

Enter the appropriate word(s) to complete the statement. -Mesh points are ____________________-shaped.

The shape of a blend can be manipulated by manipulating the path automatically drawn between the two starting objects.

Enter the appropriate word(s) to complete the statement. -The ____________________ option determines the number of steps for the blend and is calculated to provide the minimum number of steps need for a smooth color transition.

Describe the effect if artwork were desaturated completely.

Mesh objects can be created from compound paths, but not from text.

____ create a series of intermediate objects and colors between two or more selected objects.

Mesh lines are joined at their intersections by what?

Three squares overlap and are selected.The frontmost square is red; the backmost square is blue; the object between them is yellow.If the Blend Front to Back command were applied to this selection, which of the following responses does not describe the effect?

The Twist effect creates a whirlpool effect.

Enter the appropriate word(s) to complete the statement. -When you assign a color to a mesh point, the color gradates ____________________ from the point.

You can blend between objects filled with gradients.

You can manipulate anchor points' direction lines to alter the shape of a mesh.

With the Smooth Color option in the Blend Options dialog box, Illustrator calculates the minimum number of ____ for a smooth color.

With a pucker effect, the segments are moved ____.

Mesh points can be added to a mesh object, but they can't be deleted; apply a None fill to a mesh point if you want it to be invisible.

Once a blend is created, changing the fill of the original objects will change the appearance of the blend.

You can alter an object's color using the Edit Colors command.

In general, the Create Gradient Mesh command is most effective at creating mesh objects.