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

When you create a mesh object, what crisscross the object?

-In the figure above, the shape of the object was most likely achieved using which effect?

Blends can only be made between closed paths.

Illustrator comes programmed with built-in operations--mathematical algorithms--that create specific effects when applied to objects.

Which of the following do you use to transform a basic object into a mesh object?

The Pucker & Bloat dialog box opens with the settings last used.

You can apply color to four mesh points simultaneously by applying color to what?

If a mesh point is moved, the mesh line may be changed or distorted.

Complex mesh objects can have a negative effect on the performance of your computer.

Why is reducing the opacity to mesh points a powerful option?

If the Smooth Color option is chosen, Illustrator calculates the number of steps in the blend.

Double-click the Blend tool to make a blend between selected objects.

Envelopes can be used to distort objects with gradient fills.

If the Smooth Color option is chosen and a blend is made between two straight paths, Illustrator automatically creates enough intermediary objects so that the objects are indistinguishable from one another.

When creating mesh objects, its better to save memory by creating a single complex mesh object than many simple mesh objects.

Explain what the Specified Steps option in the Blend Options dialog box does.

Fish is an envelope distortion made with which envelope command?

Blends cannot be made between objects filled with gradients.

What command and tool were used to create this object's visual effects?

Envelopes take on the shape of other objects.