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

Blends can be made between blends.

To recreate the graphic above, Mark knows instantly that he'll need to employ what?

When a printing device has trouble outputting a color blend, the most common problem with the printed gradient is what?

When the path of a blend is manipulated, the blend automatically updates itself to reflect the change.

The Make Blend command can be used to create a blend between two unselected objects.

The Blend tool pointer turns black when it is positioned over an anchor point.

In the Pucker & Bloat dialog box, entering a negative number produces a bloat effect.

Define a blend.

Describe how the Twist effect distorts an object.

With a bloat effect, the segments are moved ____.

You can apply opacity settings to any mesh point on a gradient mesh.

The following definition describes what kind of object? "A single, multicolored object in which colors can flow in different directions, and colors transition gradually from point to point."

In the above figure, what is the name of the item numbered 3?

To create a mesh object with regularly spaced mesh lines and mesh points, the Mesh tool is your best choice.

Pressing and holding [Shift] and then pressing an arrow key moves a selected object how many increments?

The fewer the number of steps in a blend, the less distinct each intermediary object will be.

In Illustrator, there are a variety of color editing commands are available that affect the color of objects and create color blends between objects.

You can create a mesh object with the Mesh tool.

Using meshes is effective for creating dimension, but not for increasing contrast.

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