Friday, September 23, 2011

Review Week 6

What is the pen tool used for?
to create lines and shapes that are unique
How can you manipulate a path/line? Discuss the use of the white arrow tool, pen+, pen -, and convert tool.
white arrow tool: you can use it to move anchors and handles
pen + : adds anchors
pen - : gets rid of anchors
convert tool: changes angles to curved lines or curved lines to angles
How can you utilize the layers palette in Illustrator?
layers can be used to lock pictures and have them not be affected by other additions
How do you create a clipping mask in Adobe Illustrator?
First, put a rectangle with no stroke and no fill around the are you want to keep. Then, go to the n=black arrow tool and select everything. Then go to object-clippmask-make.

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